"So... why Sharpedos?"
"Say what now?"
Archie's head re-emerged from the depths of the fridge, crowned by a puzzled look. After getting Maxie's infamous "you heard me perfectly well-look", he shrugged. "Dunno". Maxie shot him a "could you please elaborate-look" and Archie laughed. "Why? Are ya interrogatin' me or somethin'? Want me to retell my tragic childhood for ya?"
Maxie sighed and rolled his eyes. "Archie, if you had indeed had a tragic childhood, you would have surely already told me all about it in great detail, you blabbermouth". Archie sauntered over and sat down beside Maxie on the sofa with a "Ya got me there" and a grin.
Getting comfortable with one foot on the sofa and one stretched out across the floor, the way Maxie always told him was a health hazard for those who passed him, Archie assumed the face of a man deep in thought. "Ya know, I don't think I ever really thought about it. Jus' thought they looked cool, I guess".
Maxie reached out and poked the X-shape crossing the bridge of Archie's nose. "What about this then? Are you just trying to look cool too?" He tickled the centre of the X-shape and Archie squeaked and squirmed away.
"It's for the act", Archie said seriously. "Mainly", he added after an "oh really-look" from Maxie.
Maxie hummed knowingly. "So you don't think that you might be mirroring them?" Archie raised an eyebrow and readied himself for the impending mini-lecture. "Mirroring is when you copy others, knowingly or not. You might also explain it as a form of psychological projection, where you instead of projecting negative attributes onto someone else start projecting features you deem positive with another onto yourself in order to raise your self-esteem".
A short silence followed as Maxie allowed Archie some time to let the words sink in. "Ya know", Archie started and flashed Maxie a cheeky grin, "I didn't get any o' that, but ya can project yerself onto me any time ya like". He even had the time to wink before the expected pillow was propelled into his face.
Maxie glared indignantly at Archie, who was doubled over, his whole body shaking with laughter. Maxie wrinkled his nose at the sight and shoved at him with his foot. "You are unbelievable", he sighed, but couldn't help but smile himself, too.