the action of renouncing or rejecting something

Would I be in your bad books if I told you I'd only just started Firefly and kinda fell asleep during Iron Man?

Ooh share. 

I’m sure he’d understand if you explained it. Faction duties first, right? 

You don't think he'll just tell me that visiting the Factionless every day is maybe a little boderline obsessive?

Scaring her away didn’t seem to work. His insults didn’t get a reaction from her. He knew she had probably heard everything he had said before, but he couldn’t help himself. The girl remembered him of a time before he had become this cynical, and he didn’t want to have that memory. It made him weak. She made him weak. First what he had done yesterday, how he had allowed himself to care, to bring her home, and now the memories she evoked in him. She had to go, he couldn’t let her get close.

Why was she here? It was obvious that Damon didn't want her around, it was obvious that he didn't care for her gratitude or her apology, that he didn't care about her. He was right, she didn't belong. She should have left, she should have scampered with her tail between her legs. But then, Elena hadn't been making the most sound decisions lately. So she raised her glass to Damon's and took another swig. It tasted bitter and her throat burnt like tears. "Don't worry," she said. "You won't have to." She was through being carried by others; she was strong, she was a survivor, she could stand on her own two feet for once.

"Come on, choke it out, Gilbert."

Not a problem. I know you were helping collect food for the factionless last night so I don’t blame you. 

Yeah, you could say that.

"You know I do not do small talk, what is it you want?”

I... I just wanted to-...

Here, you can copy mine. 

Seriously? You are an absolute Godsend, Stefan Salvatore.

Yuuup. You forgot?

I have no idea… I mean, there’s a lot of speculation right now.. and that’s all I’m doing. I’m just speculating, testing out theories to see if they actually make sense.. and perhaps can be proven. So I have no idea why someone would want to start using serums again.. I’m strictly against them.. but didn’t you hear about those groups? There was one group the government think is behind the explosion in Erudite..

I don’t know. They said it was an accident, but I guess they don’t believe that in Erudite. 

An accident...what else is new?