Lois is an ambitious young lady—she has to be in order to compete in a world of men and not being able to rely on her looks. She may be homely, but she makes up for it with a dynamic and energetic personality. Recently, she acquired a copy of People of the Monolith at the Book Nook and has been absorbed by the imagery in the poetry.

Gladys Mayhew is cultivating her friendship as they share similar interests in science, and Lois has a reassuring and outgoing personality.