Re: How about both?
Hmmm, not so sure about that. Pratchett's Death never struck me as a "shoot the breeze" sort of being. He has no small talk, he's all about "The Duty", which is, of course, one of his more appealing features.
Though if the Death I meet eventually doesn't look like Gaiman's OR Pratchett's, I will be SERIOUSLY bummed.