There's another thing that makes this afternoon drink-up special: It's Fassbender's birthday, his 37th. While he is going out to dinner later this evening, he plans to take it easy. He doesn't always, as suggested by the tabloid reports of him carousing with a supermodel at a club the night before. He alternates sips of Vita Coco with his first round, which comes courtesy of his good mate.
"It's not a contrivance at all. I love the guy," McAvoy says, turning to Fassbender. "I do mourn your absence sometimes when I'm working with lesser dudes.