Humans build a wonderful resort station where the main attractions are a large assortment of hot spring baths and plenty of food. -- Anon Guest
Only Humans could look at a planet that was, essentially, a bubbling cauldera on every continent and say, "This is the best place to build a resort!"
This is just one among many reasons why the Alliance believes that the Humans are insane.
That said, Humanity also loves an engineering challenge. A planet ripe for geothermal energy is one thing. A planet with hot mineral water effectively on tap is a boon for those who like that sort of thing. It's one among many Human-run installations with volcano-powered freezers.
For those visitors who don't want to be near a cauldera, there are floating resorts on the steaming oceans. Over-engineered to protect visitors for an extremely unlikely eruption. The cauldera was active, but it was relatively stable.
Very few Havenworlders wished to visit anyway. Just passing nearby was more than enough for them.
For those who did visit... the Deathworlders loved roaming around the safer trails of the cauldera[1]. Waiting for geysers to go off at their appointed times, marveling at the colourful pits caused by extremophiles living in them.
Some of them used gliders to sail in the air above the hotter portions of the caulderas, but that was Humans for you.
If it was demented, dangerous, and otherwise disturbing, a Human was bound to try it.
[1] Deathworlders are less likely to recognise active volcanic activity as inherently dangers. See files "Yellowstone" and "Pompeii"
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