[Sally puts out a hand to kind of prop herself against a tree and clutches at her heart, trying to will her pulse back down to something below Mach 5. But once the initial shock passes, there's nothing to suggest the giant talking turtle is not, in fact, perfectly friendly.]

I'm so sorry; I didn't mean to... It's just, we don't have giant talking turtles at all where I'm from, friendly or otherwise. [This is still seriously weird, but she feels dumb just standing there, so she reaches out with equal caution to accept the flower.] Thank you. Sorry again about the screaming.