um... wow.

i will admit i wasn't sold on the premise at the start -- and really only started reading this fic because i had nothing better to do; but i am really glad i did read this because it's magnificent! I definetly get the feeling that, in spite of your own apprehensions, Klavier and Daryan are well-characterized even without their typical AA mannerisms (though I'm still of the opinion that they could have been incorporated)

Fantastic.