I actually really like this. Your characters are interesting, and the diolouge was fun and easy to follow. Generally, your sentence structure is good, everything seems to flow together really well. I hope you continue.
I feel a lot like an English teacher after that...

Bwaha! Poor Cid, I know how much filing stuff sucks, my Mum made me do it all the time when I was a kid. ^_^ love it, so please keep up the goof work! XD

I absolutely heart this. A background story that I can just *feel* will fit Cid - So hard to come by. Very, VERY well written, and you've got Cid's personality down pat. I can't wait for the rest!

Wow, just... Wow!

I am SO glad that you decided to write this! You’re sense of humor delights me ever so much, and your portrayal of Cid is so incredibly perfect that it’s beyond words. No one, and I shall swear this to my death bed, NO ONE can write Cid like you do! You get the super life bonus for writing this story (which I sincerely hope you shall continue) and making it so damn realistic in the sense that it could assuredly be put into print beyond the realm of fanfiction and stamped “Life and times of Cid Highwind: The early years”.

You really know how to write characters and bring them to life for your reader. The first meeting between Cid and Shera, damn, I couldn’t help but think that “yes, I could definitely see it happening this way”. Because I could, and for that, you also kick major ass! And you slay me with the witty banter! Banter that is absolutely in character and liberally used throughout this chapter – and that sort of conversation is really something that gives characters depth and makes them well rounded. And you provide so MUCH! Lots of love ta ya for that, Koni!

Damn, but I’m babbling. Well, I don’t really give a shit so I’ll continue.

Yeah, and your original characters – they are how I knew they would be: Awesome. And yes that needed to be capitalized. Seriously, I have seen original characters written in fanfiction (and print) that I immediately point and repress the urge to scream, Mary Sue! Not yours though, oh god no! They are perfect additions already and you’ve instantly hooked me on Maris and Johanna with just this chapter! Geez, and I was introduced to Maris in only a short blip and to be quite honest, I’m hoping for more from his point of view because he just screams ‘trouble’. As for Johanna, now there’s a woman I can relate to, and her way of dealing with Cid after such a delightful exchange – I give you and her two thumbs up!

I didn’t even touch on the other OC’s, but I’ll say this: you do such an excellent job at giving each character, canon and non, real personalities. It makes the reading engaging in the sense I feel like I’m reading right from a book, none of your characters are flat, none. Mad props to ya, my hat is off!

O. A Cid backstory. That is so awesomely shiny! (Sorry. Firefly has eaten part of my brain.)

Very awesome start. *hee* Cid has an accent. Yay. The corn bit was so great. Can't wait to see where this is going. Slashwee.

Thanks for sharing!

::laughing ass off:: Sarcasm! Sarcasm is fun! Um, there are a few grammatical errors lingering. I am, however, enjoying the interaction. And the OCs. (Although I'm not sure how much that has to do with my lack of familiarity with the fandom. But they're fun!)