[ Well there was only one way to find out, wasn't there? Henry slipped his hand underneath Alex's forearm and tugged him very gently and very slowly through the water and toward the blue chocobos. He was pretty sure that he could get Alex in the birds graces. ]

The secret is to glide toward them, also try slow blinking at them or assuming a guise of humility so that they understand that you are not going to attempt to supplant them in their home.

[ He was not the chocobo whisperer but he had gotten fairly near to them. ] Also, I will be right by your side. If you go down, I go down with you.