There's also option three, the hot springs are somehow hallucinogenic or something fun like that.

[ given her previous experiences on this planet, it's not all that unlikely. dutch takes a step closer to the water, studying it. ]

Out of the three, I'm hoping for the monster.

[ she's pretty sure that between the two of them, they could take the monster. hallucinogenics or other drugs or a forest that's got an actual mind of its own? she's not so sure about that. ]