Margaret is a sociopath of sorts. She has little empathy for others and considers it an exercise of her considerable intellect to be able to manipulate others on progressively deeper levels. It is probably the only thing she actually gets pleasure from.  She is probably somewhere on the highly functional end of the autistic spectrum. The reason why she has targeted the "New Eden" community is, as she says to Joe, because she can. There is really no other reason than to test her mind against such a committee run group of people. The liberal ethos of the "Edeners" is something that she does not understand. Margaret operates on multiple levels of functionality, always planning far ahead of the current situation worthy of a chess grand master or a superior strategist and tactician. She is charming and friendly when it suits her purpose, although she does not feel any of such outward emotions, therefore she is an expert liar and actor. She manipulates people and events, sometimes overtly but mostly her influence is subtle and complex. She can see the long game clearly and acts to bring her plans to completion.

She is an averaged sized, athletic woman, dark-haired and often considered pretty. She has nurtured her looks to this end, using her attractiveness as just one weapon in her arsenal. Her voice is smooth but intense, her eyes piercing. Every word is measured with just the correct amount of emotion needed for the situation at hand. However, when she is alone, her voice lacks any warmth or feeling. Words, to her, are tools to convey thoughts or information, or to elicit certain responses from others. When she speaks to herself, which she often does, it is as if she is reciting a list or describing a mathematical equation.