[ correct! cassian has no idea what the kgb is or means, but the follow up allows him to make assumptions about it. illya is a spy. ]

[ it makes sense. he picked up on the cues because he displays so many similar ones. ]

It is very important for spies to be up to date on the fashion sense of a world, so I suppose it is not the worst cover you could have picked. [ one last comment about that!! he pauses. ] I have been against the Empire since I was a child, but my path went similarly. I was an intelligence officer.

[ sAME HAT SAME HAT. he never hid the fact he was a soldier, but the spy part is always difficult to bring up. ]