How many vests does Penny own, exactly?

This is Arjun Gupta, aka Penny on the Syfy show The Magicians.

Those who've seen the show, based on the book series by Lev Grossman, know that it's filled with magic, sex, and typical college angst. Plus a few magical creatures and evil witches here and there.

And Gupta who plays Penny, the aloof and insanely talented traveler magician, talked to BuzzFeed about some of the deepest and darkest secrets hidden behind the magically-protected Brakebills College. Here's what he had to say...

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It seems like none of the magicians are ever actually in class… How often do the classes happen?

"They're in class a lot. Magic is hard to learn. It's not easy. It's something that we tried to convey in Brakebills South with just how excruciating it is to do that one spell over and over again. The world that Lev created is that you're in class a lot, and magic is very difficult, and kind of obnoxious to learn," Gupta told BuzzFeed. He explained that due to the constraints of TV, we just don't see it much. "I imagine you'd just watch a lot of shots of Penny staring blankly at his desk."

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How many vests does Penny own?

"You know, here's the beautiful thing about Penny: Penny can have one vest and it'll look like there's a thousand, because he accessorizes so damn well. But I think, in reality, there were really only three or four," Gupta said. "One of the things I talked to the wardrobe designer, Magali Guidasci, about was that Penny is someone who doesn't have a lot of stuff. So I liked the idea of having a few pieces that would get used in different ways."

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Is everyone a magician at Brakebills? Like, what about the janitors?

"Let's say yes! Yes, they have to be, because you can't get into Brakebills without it," Gupta said. "Like, how's that person going to get into work every morning?"

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