George Lawence (Cataclysmic Gerosha)

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}} George Lawence is a character in the Ferris Access Channel and Dozerfleet Studios original miniseries Blood Over Water as well as its 2013 novelization. He was portrayed by the Dozerfleet founder.
 * creators=Chris Wilson, David Stiefel, Zach Foster
 * publisher=Dozerfleet Comics, Ferris Access Channel
 * debut=Blood Over Water (2009 miniseries)
 * offense=Multiple homicides
 * crimesentence=Interned at a psychiatric hospital (escapes)
 * alliances=Sleet Mountain
 * supports=Chris Kennal, Clyde Spendelworth

Character bio
The novel version of George is intended to be more competent and deadly than his miniseries counterpart. In this version, George is a sadist that was originally going to be institutionalized as psychotic by his coworkers at Perikall's Grocery. However, he the clinic was blown to bits by the Hebbleskin Gang when they retrieved another criminal from there. Clyde Spendelworth worked with them to ensure George would be also released, since he decided George would be a useful underling in an operation of his called "Gleeful-N-Young." Gleeful-N'-Young involved kidnapping and enslaving countless young women into its brothels. George was not a huge fan of sex trafficking, but gladly took a job where killing those who knew too much was a part of the deal. He became very adept at various forms of assassination, including deliberately infusing someone with incompatible blood types.

When Clyde revealed that he was going to take over Sleet Mountain and use it as a front for Gleeful-N-Young, George gladly accepted the offer to take a position. He became Clyde's top enforcer, as well as the most loyal hitman for instances when others proved uncooperative. When Vance Lingolin outright rejected Clyde, going so far as to let the other conspirators at Sleet Mountain know about Gleeful-N-Young before storming out of the factory and calling Clyde a crook, it was George that was sent to eliminate him. George was also one of the last man seen with former Sleet Mountain CEO Bob Lusital before Bob's disappearance. George ends up being paired after that with Kyle Tugrass, even going so far as to be the first to introduce Kyle to Chris.

George and Kyle end up being sent on various odd job assignments when Kyle isn't serving his primary role as warehouse supervisor. After Chris assassinates Mark, he claims that he "got the job handled" without being specific. George assumes Mark must be dead. He and Kyle head over to Mark's apartment after an initial cleanup crew claims it was unable to find any classified folder. They manage to witness Aaron driving away, and mistake him for Mark. A chase gives way, but Aaron escapes.

Later on, George seizes the opportunity to capture Aaron. He and Kyle prepare to execute him, growing especially angry after checking his ID and learning that he's not Mark. However, a security guard arrives at the scene and a gunfight breaks out. Aaron seizes the opportunity to escape yet again. George decides to stand guard the second time that Aaron is captured, so that no other security guards will interfere while Kyle and Chris execute Aaron and Monica. However, he is suddenly betrayed and murdered by Chris. His body was later found next to that of Kyle.

Personality
Other than a few alterations to his appearance to look more threatening, George in the novel only really changes from his miniseries counterpart in personality and talents just enough to make him a more credible threat. He goes from a bumbling "dumb crook" stereotype to a skilled sadist-assassin; one who merely runs out of luck when Aaron's guardian angels play a few trump cards. He was unable to catch Aaron the first time by a quirk of fate. He was forced to let Aaron escape while defending himself from an armed security guard. His novel incarnation's only real mistake in the end was his willingness to trust Chris. By contrast, his miniseries incarnation's bumbling idiocy becomes the the cause of Aaron's first and second escape in that continuity.