Returning to center slowly is completely normal. You gave the cyclic an input, and it is trying to hold there until the helicopter reaches that point in space. But the helicopter is not moving, and since the cyclic does not have a heading hold gyro but rather a RATE mode gyro, it will return to center, but it is slowed down just in case you take off or there was something keeping the helicopter from moving. Again, this is completely normal.
As for the tail, it has to be the tail gyro is reversed. Not the tx input, but the gyro correction direction.