You just gave us your opinion. I take that as he is waiting for something. If it weren't in the works anymore, I think he would have come out and flat out told you it ain't happening. Which he hasn't.
"Hopefully the merger is still in the works." - Rick's response: "Wish I had the answers"
On 5/16/23 Rick wrote
"Tad Mailander resigned as director, president, secretary, and treasurer of the Corporation and concurrently appointed Rick O'Shea as director, president, secretary, and treasurer of the Corporation.
Rick is not the cause of any issues nor do I think he's a scammer. But Malainder on the other hand has a history and where the blame should be focused on. I also believe that Rick will eventually pull out of this deal because the stock is becoming too much of a liability to reaching his goals. When even he doesn't have an answer then you know he's as much in the dark as everyone else. IMO.