i'm not even involved in research and writing papers and shit and i am HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS OF THIS PERSON why are u constantly changing the scope my dude and also being wishy washy (that "if u even want to" rubs me the entirely wrong way like we're meant to be going north and we're going underground wrong way) about someone helping you just feels icky. i definitely get the wanting your name on something significant like a paper but genuinely, with (my perception of ) this guy, idk how feasible that seems?? UR NOT BEING OVERLY SUSPICIOUS THIS IS HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS
yesss ok we're having a meeting tmrw, so if he doesn't have the best explanation ever for his behaviour im gonna tell him im out lol. the level of informality and the lack of professionalism makes me very very sceptical that this would go anywhere i'd like
