The waitress leaves them to fetch their drinks, and Akobi's fingers tap the table as he waits for Jessika to speak first.

"Yes. I'm his superior officer." Akobi's undying loyalty to the Empire may be past tense, but 622's is very much still going strong, so he speaks in the present tense for that. "We've been working together for over two years now. TK-622 has saved my life on numerous occasions."