Well... it's all true. You're part of the carnival for a year and a day until your contract's over, since you signed it, and then you can go back home.

It's not all bad, though! [He sounds more chipper. Gotta look on the bright side of things.] There's some weird time stuff going on so you won't actually be missing from your home, you'll go back right where you left. And we go some cool places... uh, did you at least read what your job is?