overheard at a meeting

Scene: small conference room in small generic hotel. People are schmoozing before the first presentation begins.

Miss K and Ms. L are sitting next to each other at a small table. Mr. J is standing facing them from across the table.

Mr. J: Hey, I haven't seen you before. What's your role?
Miss K: I'm the new intern at Workplace X
Mr. J: Great! Interns are so hard to find these days.
Ms. L: Especially good ones.
Mr. J: I had this great intern once. Then she got cancer.
(group sighs in unison)