At work that day, Ted's boss unveiled a design for a skyscraper which is remarkably phallic, but when he tried to tell Robin about it, she said that she did not want to hear about his job because it is uninteresting compared to hers.
Lily explains to Robin that even if she is not interested in Ted's work, listening is still an important part of a relationship.
Barney tells him that his job is not boring: women think that architects are hot and Ted just needs to present his career with the right attitude.
Robin asks the bartender about Ted, and a woman at the bar tells her that he left with her friend to go to Marshall's law school party.
The party's host, Brad, speaks reverently of Ted Mosby the Architect, but says that he left with his date and Marshall to go dancing at a club.
After a bribe of her clutch purse, the bouncer tells Robin where Ted's date lives, and the girls go to the apartment.