Halden winced as Cass dabbed something that stung like hell into the deeper wound on his face. He forced himself to sit there, gripping the couch cushion, and endure whatever needed to be done to ensure his face healed decently. As Cass leaned forward, Halden could feet the heat of the other man's body, and it gave him goosebumps. He leaned back slightly, awkwardly almost.
"Um-nothing..." Cass responded, tilting his head like a puppy. Haldenwas still uneasy, as he hadn't been treated with much kindness during the entirety of his school career.
"Do people usually expect something back when they do things for you?" Cass asked him, and Halden cocked his head to the side, mulling over his answer. Is he serious right now? In general, Everyone is only doing something so they can get something back. Kohlberg's scale of morality is a perfect example of this. Stage two reasoning shows a limited interest in the needs of others, but only to a point where it might further the individual's own interests. As a result, concern for others is not based on loyalty or intrinsic respect, but rather a "You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours" mentality.
"I don't want anything from you... I just want to help... because I can" Cass fortunately spared Halden the need to answer what would appear to be a rhetorical question.
"Have you heard of Lawrence Kohlberg, mate?" Halden asked softly, smiling slightly as his flood of personal intellect rushed forward,[color=#097a3a]"He was an american psychologist at Harvard and University of Chicago. He spent his time developing a moral scale, based off of Jean Piaget's account of children's moral development. Anyways there are six different stages of morality. Most humans operate on a solid level two. It's the 'if you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours,' stage. It's just curious to see someone operate on a higher lever of morality..." Halden ended his rambling there, turning a bright red. He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.