Fiona
Fiona is a kind, gentle, responsible, and polite twelve-year-old who is also one of Jonas's groupmate. She doesn't know, but she is also Jonas's crush. Fiona's assignment is something she truly fits- Caretaker of the Old. Her gentle, soft and polite personality makes her perfect for communicating and taking care of the Elderly or Old.
The reason why Fiona doesn't know that she is Jonas's crush is because Jonas didn't tell her because the Stirrings were being taken care of by pills and because it wasn't until Jonas had a dream about Fiona that made him realize the he had a "wanting", as he describes it, for his female friend. The dream involved Fiona and Jonas in a bathing room, very similar to the one in the House of Old, except in his dream, there was only one tub. Jonas had taken off his tunic but hadn't put a smock on. The two twelves were sitting near the tub. Fiona was laughing and Jonas was getting angry at Fiona because she wasn't taking him seriously. Jonas was trying to convince Fiona to take her clothes off because he wanted to bathe her, but Fiona thought it was a joke because if she did do so, both her and Jonas would be breaking a rule. Once Jonas told his family that he had this dream, Mother and Father were not worried at all because they new hat was happening – Jonas's Stirrings were beginning. After that day, Jonas took the pills that all of the adults in the community took, which hid his Stirrings, including his crush for Fiona.
Character Trait Adjectives:
Loving (pg. 42)
Fiona loves her new baby brother the instant she sees him. It is usually hard to accept a younger sibling into the family.
Gentle (pg. 29-30)
While bathing the old man, Fiona is very careful of not disturbing him. Her hand strokes are not rough, but very gentle. As she lofts him out of the tub, she is also very gentle.
Quiet (pg. 29-30 & pg. 42)
Fiona is a very happy kid. She giggles a lot but she always concentrates on what she is supposed to do. Therefore, to get things done she doesn't talk or interact much. She's usually quiet.