Percy is not as rich as the other kids; he also has ADHD and is dyslexic.
Explanation:
Everyone was joking about their vocations plans. But not Percy. He felt that he was a nobody out of a family out of nobodies and he just went back to the city and had to get a summer job.
The courage Drew had to work up is internal. If it were external, something outside of Drew would change. In this situation, his courage is purely in his brain, so internal.