[ Actually, Cassie was trying to make it easier for Scott. Because she knows he'll try to get her what she wants, and, since she doesn't have anything she's really craving for, she goes for the easiest option. ]

[ The turtle's enthusiasm takes her a bit by surprise, but she laughs, and hugs his head, petting a little. ]

Cooked fish! With mashed potatoes-like veggies! Or something else, if you want!

[ Then she turns the blue eyes at the turtle. ]

May I ride? At least a bit of the way?

[ It's not that she doesn't like walking, not it at all. It's just that there's something really, really nice about the way he moves. Almost like floating, a little. (Maybe it's just her imagination, but she's allowed that, right?) ]