Hey Redvsblue, welcome to PC and it's good to meet you! :3
What exactly do you mean by "gray option bar"? If you mean the top notification, there should be an x at the top right of the box to close it out. Or if you mean the context bar at the bottom of the forum, you can disable that through your user control panel! Just go into the user CP and then hit "edit options". Scroll down to context bar once you're there and tick the disable box - then you should be good to go! I had mine enabled for a while but realized the forum pages looked better without it, so admittedly because of that I almost forgot it existed aha. xD; Hope that helped - feel free to private message me if you need more assistance!
Anyway, have you explored around so far? I'm guessing you're not new to forums going by what you've posted, but PC still has some rules you should read through, especially the 30-day revival rule which a lot of new members seem to miss. But yeah, why not tell us more about yourself, yeah? I'd love to get to know you and I'm sure our other regulars would too, plus that makes it a looot easier to get replies in your intro thread. :3 For starters, does your username mean anything? I instantly think of Pokemon Red and Blue haha.
All up to you if you want to add more, though - I'm merely suggesting! Hope you have a great stay on PC and feel free to contact me or Cid if you need help here. :D