That's Alan for 'Thank You'

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Hugh: What are those?

Alan: Apples.

Hugh: No.

Alan: Oh, they really are. Um, I... well, Miss Clarke, Joan actually, um...said that it would be... (clears throat) nice if I was to, uh, bring you all something. So here we are. I...

John: Thank you.

Peter: I like apples.

Hugh: My best to Miss Clarke.

Alan: Uh, there are two people in a wood, and, um, they run into a bear. The first person gets down on his knees to pray. The second person starts lacing up his boots. The first person asks the second person, "My dear friend, what are you doing? You-you-you can't outrun a bear." Uh, to which the second person responds,
"I don't have to. I only have to outrun you."

(John and Jack smile at Alan who smiles back)

John appreciated him trying.

Joan was proud of him.

Alan: I'll be w-with Christopher, if anyone needs me.

Teacher: If we assume that the square root of two is a rational number, then we can say that the square root of two is A over B...where A and B are whole numbers and B is not zero. Mr. Turing, passing notes, are we?

Alan: No, sir.

Teacher: Only Turing would pass notes written in gibberish.

Alan laughed at the teachers inability to understand cryptography.

(quiet laughter. The teacher throws it in the bin)

Teacher: All right, gentlemen, do not forget your algebra over the break. Have a pleasant holiday, and we'll resume your irrationals when you return.

(Alan unravels the paper and solves the cryptogram it says 'See you in two long weeks dearest friend' he laughs)

Alan looked down, knowing this was the last he saw of his friend.

Hugh started to have an inkling...

(1941, Bletchley Park)

Joan: Mm. But Euler's Theorem gives you that immediately.

Alan: Um...

Hugh: Here. Look at this. If you run the wires across the plugboard matrix diagonally,
it will eliminate rotor positions 500 times faster.

Alan: That's, uh...actually not an entirely terrible idea.

Joan laughed "That's Alan for 'thank you' i believe"

This made the others laugh as well. 

Joan: I think that was Alan for "thank you."

They all laughed again and Joan looked embarrassed for being so like herself.

Alan: Uh, th-that's my sandwich.

Hugh: You don't like sandwiches.

(Alan sets Christopher up)

John: You nervous?

(Alan switches it on and it repetitively turns)

Peter: What happens now?

Alan: It-it should work out the day's Enigma settings.

Hugh: How long?

CROWD (voice-over): Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!

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