Colbert says quietly, "What the LT said before goes all the time."
Evan says, hoping he doesn't sound as incredulous as he feels, "Excuse me?"
"What the LT said, when we unsurrendered the prisoners." Colbert's level voice doesn't change. "You should write things as you see them. I'm not telling you not to. You want to write about this conversation we're having now, you go ahead. That's up to you."
Evan considers getting his notebook out and decides against it. Whatever pissing contest Colbert thinks they're in, it seems like the wrong time to find out if the pen is mightier. "Okay."
Colbert is still pissing, and his voice is still level and expressionless. "When I said that, before, about not writing down what Ray said because you were encouraging him--I didn't mean the writing. I meant the encouraging."
"Ah," Evan says.