Hubris

When it became clear to the man that he could not avoid Them, the man thought thought to be clever and choose which one of Them to fall prey to. The man thought perhaps to submit to one of Them as the girl had, and therefore have an escape.

It might have worked but for the man's own hubris. The man did not want to die, or even to be particularly inconvenienced. The man thought that too many of Them were too controlling or restrictive, and therefore chose to pursue the service of the one of Them that he perceived as unthreatening.

The man chose to start frequenting libraries, seeking Him out in the only way the man knew how. He has never been an easy one to find for the casual seeker, and the man started to see misfortune at the hands of others of Them.

The man started having strange dreams, seeing a Suited Figure out of the corner of his eye, being chased by a Dog and hearing Strange Voices. The man did not know what to do, with his plan unravelling, and so the man went to the library one last time.

The man fell prostrate in the most deserted corner, sobbing and begging Him to take the man into His service  so that the man could be saved. The man prayed for hours, until the library closed. The man thought He had denied the man's prayers, but the man was wrong. He had chosen the man for something both unique and horrifying.