sitting the vacant throne.

Good luck. :T You'll need it. He's an incredibly complex character and people that can write him accurately are few and far between. I was probably one of those few and far between people before I lost the muse. And how should I know what you're to expect? I'm not you. I'm not going to be writing for you. That's all something you're going to have to find out for yourself. As for advice? Don't be petty and immature like over half the fandom here seems to be and you'll do great. Maturity goes a long way around here and you'll be respected for it. Don't get dragged into the drama-mongering or the back-stabbing and it'll be easier on you. I'm happy to say I've avoided that myself, for the most part.

Dude, roleplayers are always going to chit-chat when their muse isn't at the wheel. That's not just Bleach. That's all fandoms. Sometimes, the commentary is the muse speaking for the mundane, other times it's just the mundane straight up. Plenty of people are active. Whether they're people you want to play with is up to you, but hey, this is just something you need to observe for yourself. When I started here on Aizen, yes, it was a great place to roleplay Bleach. Now--? To me, it isn't as much anymore, due to Aizen refusing to let me channel him -- in other words, he's here in my head, but I've lost the muse. Of course, I'm not you, so as I said, this is something you'll have to decide for yourself.