Setting: I’m paying for my groceries before grabbing my bagged items before leaving. Another customer is in line and has items on the conveyor belt.

Overtly optimistic cashier:

I like working at Hy-Vee. You begin to get a feel for what people are going through in life. Like this person, she probably likes plants or knows someone that likes plants ::picks up a small basic houseplant::

The quiet parts I want to share aloud:
…Or someone’s dying and she’s decided to gift them with the burden of added responsibility.