Lol there were ways I thought this could be resolved, but the bear pretending to be dead was 100% not what I guessed. I do hope this does lead to the MC and bear getting closer. Him being deathly afraid is starting to get a little old. At least let him respect the bear's efforts.
Okay, so this confirms he's not hallucinating things, there's an actual honest-to-god bear living with him! Suddenly, all his concerns have become much more serious.