Future Ted: [v.o.] Stella and I spent that summer happily engaged. Marshall was still coping with unemployment.
Marshall: [to Ted as he kisses Stella] What are you doing?
Future Ted: Lily threw herself into her painting.
Marshall: [to Lily as she paints] What are you doing?
Future Ted: Barney was rehabilitating from his bus accident.
Marshall: [to Barney as he practices walking again] What are you doing?
Future Ted: And well, Marshall just kept coping with unemployment.