"Well, that puts your relationship in glaring perspective." And emphasizes why Max is so upset. "But I can assure you that he won't lose so much as one of the many hairs on his body...that wasn't going to shed anyway. Failure may be on the table, but injuring someone in my stead? Not a chance, good sir."

As a natural performer, this ghost clearly intends to keep his bravado, even if the very real threat does have him sweating bullets.

"And if you insist on stealing a man's megaphone, the least you could do is to continue to attract an audience for my performance. That would free me up for preparations and safety checks."