No rush. And if you do look at figment, you might find that some of the people are really picky. I've had someone refuse to have two guys played in a RP, even if they were just being friends. That's why I'm so used to asking, since even If there was no romantic involvement with the characters, there have been people who wouldn't play with same gender characters. 

However there are some pretty great people on figment, so don't take that as reason to stay away. Some great RPs take place on figment. It's also a lot less organized than this.