I have no idea on the gate status I'm afraid =(

As for the arrancar battle, I did read this OoC thread, I had no intention whatsoever of interupting your battle at all, I did not mean to come across like that. It'd be more "show up, stay away and observe, sonido in after death, grab something, look at Toshiko, maybe say something, go back home"

I appologise for all misunderstandings, my comment about his fraccion was just a humorous one, not intended to come across as me feeling left out.