I just watched 365 Days, where Annabeth is absolutely tearing into Toby about his little knowledge of flyover states. And @broadwaybaggins and I were metaing on Andy being from Appalachia and addiction earlier today. I can't find a Barwood, Virginia (her high school) or a clear answer on whether she's from Tennessee or Virginia originally, but I think her growing up in Appalachia makes both a lot of sense and is also very interesting.
I remember @thec0ub talking about Annabeth and addiction earlier, specifically in the context of her relationship with Leo and being afraid she'll cause him to relapse. And that could be such a factor in most of her relationships actually. The fear that one way or another her addiction could always be on the brink of ruining some politics or somebody.
And I'm thinking she's had that happen before. She has ruined somebody, she's gotten somebody addicted before in an environment that it would be hard or impossible for them to recover, and she'll never not take that into consideration now, she'll never not feel guilty.
Also thinking about her talking about with Andy. Coming at it from two very different viewpoints. A proud Appalachian and a secret one. An active addict and a sober one. A angry politician brewing for a fight on the epidemic, and Andy is so not used to feeling like the coward here. Two people who've been to far too many funerals recently.