Nita nodded. "That's what makes it seem somewhat close to what I'm used to - it's different, in that there doesn't seem to be an Oath or anything-"

A 'mission statement', one could say... or at least a set of guidelines.

"But given the enormity of what we're being dumped into, having one of the principles of the matter involve not being able to recall consent, to be able to trust anyone fully about what's going on - that seems counterproductive, in a lot of ways."

Not Being The Ministry had some benefits, probably, but Nita knew full well they had no idea what those all were.