"That's... pretty weird. You are aware that's an extremely un-normal thing to just mention right off the bat, right?" Sorry, but Rich comes from a fairly average world. There's no such thing as evil overlord books where he's from!

"Um... they explained the basics? We're all trapped on a train, can't get off, don't have a choice about leaving. Nothing about magic books or whatever the hell."

Granted, they might have been focused on making sure he didn't pass out.