Possible story spoiler (just theorising):
You mentioned that Ellie, the summoner, will join in the demo, correct? So will the Elder of Mysidia send Cid and the party to find Ellie to take her to safety to King Edgar while Cid is going to report his discovery in the Research Facility?
And around 8:15 is a Draw Point you mentioned several months earlier, yes?
I have the strange vibe that Cid is a fusion of several
Final Fantasy VI characters, mainly Locke, Edgar, and Celes. He should be called "FFVI" and not "Cid" with that. ;P