Your last post has encouraged me, Cobra. I was a bit worried...you have to understand some of what we've had here in recent months. As soon as somebody says they came from a PvP server, the automatic assumption - that they're here to PvP, not RP - is not only easy to make, but usually right.
I like what you're doing. Flying around, getting to know peoples' RP. Keep at it, ask some questions in-game if you're not sure, and read some of the RP in the forums. Particularly the message dumps, which detail day-to-day activities. Then, decide where your preferences lead. If you go Hessian, though, don't do it to engage the RM. The RHA actually actively avoids contact with the RM, choosing instead to concentrate on bounty hunters, traders, and Corsairs...and there's still never a shortage of things to do within our ZoI.