Why does the circular quick interact menu look so different to all the other UI elements?

We didn't have time.

I think that's the bottom line. Isn't this because it's not effectively in-world, right? I also think it's that we didn't have time.

It's in your head. It is in your head, but we do have a new restyled version of it. So my suspicion is that since we do have the style mock-up, hopefully we'll get that style in-game. It should fit with the other UI.

But you do make a good point. We just got done talking about all of these diegetic in-universe elements, but the personal interaction system is not. That is actually a sci-fi visualization of a choice matrix in your head. I suppose it should look different.

Yeah, makes sense.