Karaoke is an activity where amateur singers, usually inebriated, use a prompter and recorded music to perform. I was using the term sarcastically here to comment on the lack of variety in tonight's show.
[ He rolls his eyes at the word 'sincerity', because that's an empathetic excuse. How very like a woman. ]
It served its purpose.
[ Nevertheless, when she offers her hand, he takes only what seems to be a mild glance before extending his own. His hands are long-fingered and almost elegant in a way - the one reaching for Felicia's looks fragile and so pale, save for where the fingertips are stained by chemical or nicotine, but it's bigger than hers and his grip is surprisingly strong. ]
Sherlock Holmes.
Ms. Tayber, why didn't you choose to perform tonight?