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A simple senshi had simple past times.

Where as many a senshi would patrol and learn more about the city-wide plague of the Negaverse, Antiope was absolutely at ease with her own activities. To better herself, she needed to train. Training required steadfast dedication. It was something that Antiope had plenty of.

Tonight's concentration was focused upon form. The park had several areas that were open and spacious, allowing the Mantis senshi to move about unrestricted. She moved in a practiced manner, seeming to defend against make-believe enemies in a calm pace. It might have seemed too relaxed for what she was doing, but the girl was concentrating far more than one could assume.

She was training her muscles to know the movements perfectly. If she practiced too rushed or sloppy, her muscles would become just as sloppy. Precision was everything in these exercises.

As her body gradually came back to the starting resting position, the girl took in a deep breath to cleanse her mind.

Antiope stood in place, still seemingly resting in her spot. Yet, without budging, she announced "I know you're there!"

It had nothing to do with power auras (which the senshi remained oblivious to), but rather the noise which untrained feet used to land nearby.

The senshi seemed unconcerned despite the proclamation, and soon enough she began a new installment of movement, once more moving at the same slow pace. A calculated invisible-parry, a forceful jab to the air, the occasional spin in direction, and the well timed heel stomp to an unseen enemy. It was definitely not at full speed, but it did seem well practiced upon observation.

"Are you going to say something?" the green suited senshi eventually prompted as she continued, her movements remaining smooth and uninterrupted despite the momentary break in focus.

With a deep breath, the senshi explained "Anything that distracts my concentration when I am training is easy enough to hear..."

Her foot slid across the grass in a calculated manner, before she eventually moved the rest of her body to follow the same path. Beneath her sleeves a pair of Mantis-claws struck out, in a slow manner to continue and steady.

Fortunately for Mintaka she wasn't close enough for the Mantis Senshi to strike her.

There was a distinctive pause in her movements, seemingly outside of her paced practice.

"Ah, Minny! It's you!" Though she had paused, she didn't stop her action, eventually resuming her previous pace, but making certain to not strike at the other senshi.

It was hardly a thought as Antiope stated in the same paced tone "...why would I want to do something like that?"

Her arm swept upward in a sort of calculated uppercut, though far too slow to hit any sort of target. There definitely seemed to be a bit of force behind the imaginary strikes though, based off the way the air seemed to make whiff sounds with each strike.

The Mantis senshi still did not seem phased by the explanation offered to her. "You said that the youma were monsters... right?" If she remembered the conversation from their initial meeting, she was pretty sure the Origami senshi had said something along those lines.

Another deep breath and another swinging motion as her body seemed to slink about to face a new direction, she commented "...it'd be like just hunting an animal... there's no sport to that..."

Sure, if one attacked her, then Antiope would defend herself (with excellent form too), but she was not going to pretend to be a dogcatcher and hunt down the potential strays out there.

"I prefer to spend my time honing my skills, Minny."

The Origami senshi's words were all starting to blur together into one heap of do not want. Which meant for a good while, there were no words offered by the Mantis senshi. All she did was continue her smooth transitions between various jabs as her feet moved her along the grass, eventually looping back to her starting position.

It was only once she had gotten to the starting rest position that she finally seemed to turn back into a normal girl.

"If the 'Negaverser' wanted to fight, they can come find me!" Finding them meant she was exerting more effort and would not be in prime physical condition after searching about for them.

However, Antiope's head tilted, causing the dangling gems from her hairsticks to sway a bit. "I wouldn't fight you, Minny."

Mintaka didn't have enough meat on her bones to truly come across as a challenge. All the Mantis senshi used to judge people in regards to strength was their physical appearance. It was just that simple to her.

Looking over the girl's uniform, she idly mentioned "What sort of fighting style would you even want me to teach you in the first place? It isn't as simple as just learning moves... you learn a style in which there are moves to build from."

There was a sort of confidence, a sort of oblivious certainty to Antiope's voice as she easily stated "No, you aren't." Not even a stammer or a brief thought to reconsider her statement. It was just out in the open as if it was a plain fact.

However, when the subject switched to the Kung Fu Panda movie, the Mantis senshi's brow seemed to twitch in agitation.

"...it was... a good movie..." The animators had done an amazing job looking into the cultures they were mimicking, but Antiope clearly had a beef with the movie.

"...but how could they just reduce Jackie Chan into a monkey?! A monkey... who hardly got any lines at all!!" It was unfair that the legitimate martial artist hardly got time to shine compared to some of the pretty faces that he had to share the movie with.

Straightening up her body, Antiope began to move about Mintaka, circling almost like an animal preparing to strike.

"Yes, there is the Northern Praying Mantis fighting style... and there is the Fujian White Crane style as well. If you plan to learn, then you also need to respect each style. In entirety."

There was a pause as she looked at the shoes Mintaka wore.

Tabi? she idly thought as she continued on.

"Fujian White Crane style emphasizes stability. It masters concentration, and teaches the importance of accuracy and evasion."

"Anybody who does that many of their own fight scenes has my respect! It is a shame he has retired now, but it is for the best that he looks out for his own well being." There was a subtle nod, confirming her approval of his decision. Jackie Chan had proved himself over the years, it was time to leave an opening for the up and coming martial arts stars.

Antiope could dream.

The request for a demonstration did not go ignored as the Mantis senshi's circle widened so she could distance herself again. She rolled her head to one side, then to the other, rolling her shoulders a bit.

"I have been putting more emphasis on Northern Praying Mantis lately... so this might be a bit sloppy..."

The girl drew her arms towards her left side at hip level, then whipped them forward in an open stance. Her legs moved in sync so that her knees bent in rather than out. Her hands seemed to move exaggeratedly with her sleeves when she snapped the hands forward for a potential strike.

"The difference in style is that Fujian White Crane relies more on full arm for strike, like wings on a Crane, where as Northern Praying Mantis relies more on exact strikes."

With that both of her arms snapped forward, striking out straight in front of her before she seemed to slip forward, her foot sliding in towards her other ankle before curving back out to add some distance between the feet. Her arms whipped back up to her body, like she was trying to clutch something, but her hands once more moved in a manner where the sleeves exaggeratedly displayed the motion. There were a few repetitions with the motion before she threw in a stray high kick.

"There are also higher reaching kicks and jump kicks... Northern Praying Mantis does not utilize kicks too much, save for occasional heel kicks."