[Had he voiced that thought aloud, Bastian might've taken personal offense to his characterization as a "thing", but objectively speaking it's at least more accurate and concise than the alternatives. "Person" isn't exactly right, and "personification" just gets wordy. "Thing" is pretty good, all things considered (pun intended), even if it does kind of remind him of disembodied hands and crusty Marvel superheroes.]

Yeah. I know how that goes. You know they tried to make me do the specter-face full time? I don't know what they were thinking, you can't pick up girls with a bony old skeleton mug.

[As if for emphasis, he flashes his Rather Handsome grin again.]

Don't worry, though, I'm off the clock right now. Only thing I'm killing is time.

[Damn, he's so witty.]