Cobra, first and foremost, is a highly intuitive man. Second, he is also a highly intelligent man, he is highly logical, can whip through ideas and concepts in no time flat, and reaches conclusions, based on his intellect and intuition, in the flick of an eye.
I believe Cobra's assumptions are coming from the study of human character, and what he has learned about base actions of the human animal when presented with certain situations.
In large part, he would be correct. In the same way that an animal trainer understands that if you corner a wounded animal, its response will likely be to attack... out of fear and hurt.
Conversely, for Cobra, being the type of person he is... he will miss a lot, for he concludes things before it ever becomes a conscious thought. In this sense, Cobra is missing a TON of information that would be useful to him. I'm sure this has hit him in his job more than a few times...(???)
Cobra's mind is like a highly honed computer processor. That is not to say he lacks emotion... it's just that the hard drive is always working in the background, processing, digesting, responding, rinse, repeat. It happens whether he wants it to or not.
Cobra also has a highly developed sense of humor and is capable of wonderful and deep emotional response... IF he feels safe himself.
He happens to be married to a woman who will zing him when his defenses are down, so he rarely lets them down. But when he does, he's a really cool person.
So... keep this in mind when you intellectually engage him in a convo, fearless. If you are the very sharp woman I think you are, you'll understand me.
