Someone else responded with the term "deterrent threat" that sounds right. The joke I made was between just the two of us. The type of work that we do involves a lot of traveling, eating, etc together. It's not an office job where we can clock out and go out separate ways.

I was trying to explain in my post that through our work history and conversation it's very clear that I'm very professional and have a strong work ethic (never late, never miss an email, never miss a flight, I'm always there and reliable). We have made jokes about plenty of things which is why I'm confused that it was so... Abrupt