[There's a slight frown while Peter speaks and he takes a moment to reply. Maybe that scenario would have worked just for Peter but it had gone beyond just Spider-Man. He'd wanted the trust of the world and up to that point he hadn't gotten what he wanted by being that smart tech nerd with fancy illusions.]

Then that's why we have this second chance.

I know it's difficult to believe me after all that happened.

I know that I've said things you disagree with or you think I'm being excessive with how I say it.

But I mean it that we did make a good team and we can again.

[He knows he's said similar before, but positive reinforcement? It was better not to have real enemies. Manufactured ones were different. They did as he dictated. Peter was a wild card in his stacked deck. He needed Peter to be on his side.]