The manmech tilted his head to the side at the God's reaction to his explanation. That was not what exactly he had expected. No matter, he made him smile just a bit more. But, the Asgardian's question caused his head to tilt to the other side.
The statement he made beforehand was rhetorical, was Johnn not clear in his wording beforehand?
"Scarlet would not have given away her Pendant without a purpose. So, my question would be: 'how long have you been dead?'" There was no malice, no teasing in how he spoke. There only the curiosity in an effort to help.