I'm not really a fan of first person, usually, since I tend to write adventure fiction with many characters, so I like being able to switch perspectives when necessary.
Thanks for the proofreading. I made the correction, and I was actually trying to avoid the word plastic since it stands to reason that parts of the mecha are likely to be plastic. Of course, then I fail at finding an alternate term, hehe. I changed it to resin. Which yes, could be short for polyresin, etc, but it's separate enough from the word plastic. In any event, thanks for the tip. :) I appreciate your feedback very much!
And yay, I can catch up with other fanfic reading now. Not getting this chapter done in a more timely manner was weighing on me heavily.
Oh, and I almost forgot: The Darum portion didn't really have a specific length of time associated with it. I thought about it, but I didn't think it was necessary to put time tags on that section. It's all happening from Darum's deranged perspective. I doubt he really knows how long the scene took, either.