He looked at Edwards. "Not that you're gonna have to worry about people who don't know our little secret. Thing is, if you join us, you won't have an outside life. No wife, no kids, nothing. You cut off contact with everybody you know outside the Black. In your case, it shouldn't take too long. And what you get for a prize is long hours, dangerous days, and no recognition. You don't even get a favorite shirt—unless you like white."
Isso tudo dito, parece que não ter laços estreitos / família para sentir sua falta, etc. é um ponto de venda positivo para qualquer potencial candidato MiB.
E para diminuir as chances de alguém esbarrar em você
Behind him, Zed said to the kid, "You'll conform to the identity we give you. You eat where we tell you, live where we tell you, and you get approval for any expenditure over a hundred dollars. In writing. In triplicate."
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Kay said, "You just quit the force, paid your rent and gave up your lease—"
"Man, that's a rent-controlled apartment!"
"—you don't exist at the DMV any more, you never got a library card, a passport, or a season ticket to see the Yankees. Your credit card records went away, and your schools have no official records of you ever attending them."