[A quick smile and he's back to slowly pacing around her, taking care to make hardly any noise with his foot falls. No small feat given the acoustics of the small private training room. Akane needed to be able to focus past such mundane distractions yet at the same time still be aware of them, Sephiroth is trying to make it easier for her to learn.]

Don't worry where I am, or where I might be. Focus in on that small ball at your center, and just concentrate on keeping it there.

[A few more steps, in silence and then Sephiroth dashes at her. It's not with much force at all but he does suddenly and firmly push at the front of her shoulder, as if he might cause one half of her to roll back, before retreating back out of counter-range.

It's a few more seconds of quiet before the next movement; this time a sharp push to the opposite shoulder, forwards this time instead of back.]