Jonnie Winstanley

**Name**: Jonnie Winstanley

**Age**: Seventeen

**District**: Twelve

**Gender**: Female

**Personality**: Jonnie is one to set very high standards for herself and seek to go about things in her own unique way. She is quite the driven individual, although at times, unforeseen circumstances may blow her off course or interrupt her sense of focus and control. This ties into the manner in which she tries to not deviate from her routine, change being something that prevents her from relying on her perfectionism, especially when it comes out of the blue. She has an ingrained way of approaching life that she relies on under pressure or stress, and she possesses an air of calm and serenity to her that cannot seem to be shaken. Her way of coming across is calm and collected, and some may even call her friendly. Her friends know her as a warm and understanding young woman, one to never pass judgment on someone without first knowing where they are coming from. She is one to fall into deep conversation without even thinking too much on it, and has never had difficulty making an acquaintance or striking up a conversation with someone she may find interesting, regardless of the environment she may find herself in. This is something she has consciously striven to tone down following her employment in the Hunger Games, as no good would come from perceiving her competition as anything other than prey in a setting as gnarly as a fight to the death.

In spite of the sense of tranquility that tends to wash over those who indulge Jonnie in a casual conversation, she is not all that serene. Her goals have always been a moving target and rather than devoting herself to just one cause, she may often change her mind, whether that be out of pure will or as a result of erratic events disrupting what she had been trying to accomplish, turning her off from whatever it was she had been working towards. She can sometimes fall short when it comes to meeting the standards she set for herself, which may create a lingering sense of frustration, which could very well dominate her life. There is a catch to such crippling pattern, however. These feelings of frustration are precisely what give Jonnie her drive, as well as her discipline and capacity to work hard. Without them, it would be difficult for Jonnie to deliver on the level at which she is capable; her perfectionism makes her more practical and grounded.

Jonnie also possesses a philosophical side to her, which is one of the very first things one may notice when making her acquaintance. She has long harbored doubts as to the value of her own existence and she continues to ponder over her purpose and place in life amidst the fierce trials and tribulations of being forced into an all-out death match against twenty-seven other teenagers, all of whom will do anything in order to achieve their aim of winning, which is just what Jonnie intends to do.

**Backstory**: [TBD]
For as long as she could remember, Jonnie has had to deal with the sense that she does not belong. Tossed aside as a babe and placed in the sole community home of District Twelve, she was no stranger to a sense of hopelessness that curled her shoulders forward as a young girl.

* Highlight her thirst for knowledge of languages and civilizations past.
* The aforementioned ties into her rebel nature.
* Resentment towards the powers that be for withholding knowledge from the masses.
* Drawn to the cheerful colors of the Capitol, a pleasure she lacks during her everyday life.
* This contributes to her resentment towards them.
* She craves color and artistic expression and the lack of resources and opportunities for her to tap into this down in Twelve have never failed to anger her.
* She has always been intrigued by the Hunger Games as a statement on human nature but has never actually watched them outside of mandatory viewing, and believes they are barbaric and their abolition is long overdue.
* Her life in the orphanage is also relevant, especially when it comes to how it relates to her way of coming across and the way in which she managed to break out of that rigidness as she came into her own.
* Flesh out some of her friends, as they are her family for all causes and effects.
* Her philosophical side is definitely quite prominent throughout her backstory.
* Her search for purpose should be the main theme here.
* Her backstory should have no conclusion, the Games are where it will continue.

**Height**: 5'6

**Dominant Hand**: Left-handed.

**Other Information**: Her birthday falls on the 15th of April. She has no known living family members.

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**Alliance**: Loner

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