[fantasy:]
Marshall: Look, I'm really just here to finish my training. Um, so look, the truth is... I have a divorced cousin just outside of Akron. Now, I wouldn't call Janice easy on the eyes or the springs of a bathroom scale, but if you want I could set you up.
Ted: Sold. Now, the most important lesson in learning accuracy... [coughs]
[reality:]
Marshall: He was dying right before my eyes. So I did the only thing that I could think to do.
[fantasy:]
Marshall: Please.
[reality:]
Marshall: I slapped his back. And that's when I found out why "No slapping until your training is complete" is the most important rule, because my slap was too powerful. I hadn't learned accuracy and so I couldn't control it. And, well...
[fantasy of Ted's heart being slapped out of his body:]
Marshall: No!