The real world?

This cel shows Rockna and Mondo in their "real world" outfits, before they've been vacuumed up and loaded into their ship for a trip to Mon World. I'm still at a loss as to why Mondo has the X-shaped bandage on his forehead, but not the red bandage/bandana/whatever on his arm.
 
Added: 7/22/02 From: Anime Chaos
 
The real world?