[Grimwalkers may not be the same as homunculi, but it sounds like they still have a reputation back where Hunter's from, and to an extent they both have a reputation - at least by association - here too. Great. He picks his coffee back up, heedless of the mess, takes a drink, and sighs heavily.]

We can't win, can we.

[Another drink, and then he leans forward a bit.]

Well, if you ever want to talk to someone who gets it, I'm here, and I'm not planning on telling anyone. About either of us.

[If he never hears anyone call him the butcher again, it'll be too soon. He's not about to do anything to drag that reputation into this world, and evidently that includes letting people know he's a homunculus.]

Though if you ever need to tell someone else, your death powers friend sounds like your best bet.