... Maybe I can start digging from further back, then make my way closer.

[He wanders as close as he can get, then slams his fist into the dirt; it smashes through the first hard layer of dirt, down to his forearm, and then he punches again to loosen up the damage he'd done. Now it'll just be a matter of digging toward the chocobo's head—

And maybe get kicked a few times in the process.]

Don't — worry, buddy! I barely feel it! [Okay, he's not immune to sharp chocobo talons, so that does hurt a little, but it's nothing he won't heal from within a day.] Just a little more...! Hey — Mr. Alien Guy! Look out, I don't want him running at you when he's free!