Kiriko found this to be an acceptable answer. It matched his behaviour, too - he was always skittish in that place, jumping at the kind of shadows that couldn't even do any harm to him. At the rate he was adjusting, she figured he was probably the most cowardly of the bunch - which to Kiriko's mind, mostly just meant that he had a brain rolling around upstairs.
She took at seat on the couch at the invitation, opening her bag and picking through it for her real homework. Might as well.