diff --git a/furvm/include/furvm/thing.hpp b/furvm/include/furvm/thing.hpp
index 839331d..6e76bf8 100644
--- a/furvm/include/furvm/thing.hpp
+++ b/furvm/include/furvm/thing.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private:
     thing_t                  m_type;
     std::shared_ptr<context> m_context;
 
-    void* m_data;
+    void* m_data = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace furvm
diff --git a/furvm/src/thing.cpp b/furvm/src/thing.cpp
index e69de29..ca59f61 100644
--- a/furvm/src/thing.cpp
+++ b/furvm/src/thing.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include "furvm/thing.hpp"
+
+namespace furvm {
+
+thing::thing(rzecz, thing_handle id, thing_t type, const std::shared_ptr<context>& context)
+  : m_id(id), m_type(type), m_context(context) {}
+
+thing::~thing() {}
+
+} // namespace furvm
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