[His mouth actually twitches at that?? He's never really thought of it before but that's actually such a Kouta excuse to make. At least Nine hasn't fallen asleep in the meeting, so he's doing good.]

Hmm. That could be it. Or... something to do with what Kirijo was talking about. The sharing.

[He's not sure why or how you'd share hunger, though. He hasn't really gotten that from Mitsuru.]