Ohhh yes. It's like Formidable Opponent on speed. (...Although to be fair, if Stephen acted any part of this story out I think I would explode.)

Ah, the Colbert Nation. Minions and proud of it.

In theory, Stephen is a tyrannical autocrat. In practice, not so much XD

Jon knows the first layer! And the more accepting he is, the more Stephen's system will build up the safety to reveal the next, and the next...