As the days went on, he worked hard to build rapport with the REMs. He’d listen to their complaints. He’d offer to help fix something up or hunt. He visited the “apartments” of each REM and hung out. REMs found his sense of humor and sarcasm attractive; he was a lot like them.
The key was to win over one at a time, then encourage groups. His sense of humor and problem-solving began to make him popular. Then, he gathered them together, a few at a time, and he would perform skits for them. He acted out all the parts of stories he remembered from school or books.
He wanted to get his new friends thinking about being a group that depended on each other, not just random individuals roaming around, doing as little as possible. When he’d gathered most of the camp together, he told a story. Thi
