Sam Hoverton (Cataclysmic Gerosha)

Sam Hoverton is a minor character in Ciem: Inferno, whose actions help trigger the Pyro Panthers' rampage being successful, as well as the Hebbleskins' erection of the Dome 2.0 over Gerosha. This chain of events also leads to the confusion of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputies and Evansville Police called in to restore order amidst the Gerosha Police being overwhelmed, which leads to Candi's arrest.

Character bio
Sam Hoverton is a slimy, manipulative classmate of Candi and Miriam's, who attempts to blackmail Marina and Miriam by revealing Marina's on-the-road sexual indiscretions and exposing Miriam as Sniperbadger. Miriam attempts to sway Sam by cutting him a deal that she can fetch him some winnings by way of hiding her age and engaging in online gambling. While she wins, her earnings are short of what Sam wanted in full.

He promises to let her off the hook - if she'll have sex with him. Around this same time, Miriam was also busy dealing with a rift in philosophy within the Critter Resistance Network between Tamperwolf and DeathDachshund, as she desperately tried to keep her allies united in their fight against online allies of the Triumvirate. She feared that some of the Critter Resistance Network might grow to resent Tim's strong ethics on side earnings enough to betray the network. What she didn't realize, was that Rick Sun was willing to go so far as to defect to the Icy Finger.

Miriam, frustrated but seeing an opportunity, agrees to let Sam into the house in the afternoon of October 15th of 2015. However, this results in her missing the final notification of an impending state of emergency declaration. Around the same time, Candi and Danny were at the Loffin family house, using cotton swabs to collect evidence of their own sexual relationship in order to fulfill a dare. They were being blackmailed by classmate Julie Saffins - who had Triumvirate connections.

Miriam feels ashamed and disgusted after the act, especially given Sam's insistence on anal. However, she discovers the town on fire shortly after Sam leaves - and then witnesses the dome go up. After a quick shower, she tries to contact Candi - but in vain. She fears the worst; but can't explain why Candi is unresponsive. When Danny sneaks over to the house and also informs Miriam that Candi is missing, the two of them become even more panicked.

When a broadcast finally makes it through the dome, Miriam learns that confused police arrested Candi, mistaking her for a Pyro Panther. Worse: Candi's identity as Ciem was later exposed. Miriam blames herself for this, and that drives her to want to seek out the Purge-Flare that she was convinced by her earlier online activities must be in the area. Her quest to find Chris proves fruitful; but gaining his trust proves more difficult.

Sam notices the Hebbleskins and Gleeful-N'-Young moving in to take control of more and more of the town. He tries to join them out of a desire of self-preservation; but is deemed unfit and is eviscerated. As Miriam, Danny, and Candi learn later on, Julie also didn't survive the purge. In spite being an Icy Finger sympathizer, the Pyro Panthers in their rioting recklessness murdered her.

Trivia

 * Sam Hoverton was the second-ever man to sleep with Miriam, right after Corey Mogan. He was succeeded by Chris Kennal, Tim Downsen, Phil Couric, two other men that Miriam barely knew, and finally Steve McLaine - although Miriam did flirt with and almost slept with Shing Xu as well.