Figured out some new strats/info and got lucky. Sub 9:30 is definitely possible just needs even more luck. Turns out the recording lag from last time was caused by Livesplit, so no more of that I suppose.
Unrelated, instead of calling time when you can see the creator's legs, I suggest we call it when the player's cursor disappears, as that's when the cutscene trigger. Not sure how y'all feel about that since it might be difficult to see on video, but at least in game it's pretty clear. (I also feel that time should be started when you can first see the coffee, as there might be load time differences between different players, but I can't confirm if that's an issue or not, so I don't feel too strongly about it.)
Mod note: Really good run, GGs! As for the retiming at the end, we considered it but ultimately decided against it. See my updated forum post for more info on that