Barney re-offers Ted the job of designing the new GNB Tower, a project which had previously been put on hold. Ted declines his offer and says he is content with his life as a Professor now and could not face the disappointment of the project falling through again. Barney proceeds to try and "get the yes" from Ted by using all of his best womanizing tactics, including using Marshall as his wingman. After finally confronting Barney about his attempt to "seduce" him into the job, Ted realizes that designing the building is his dream and accepts the job. Meanwhile, Robin is still not completely over her relationship with Don and drunk dials him. Lily attempts to convince her to delete Don from her phone and they realize how hard it is to completely close the book on some things from your past.
