Birth & Operation Act Cute

Even though I knew who I was, it was still a surprise to see a young Cersei Lannister's face. For a moment I allowed myself to cry, before remembering that I wasn't a blonde haired lion. I'm a stag. Animal Sigils are weird. Might as well have a flag with a penis on it, tell people it's to show my sexual prowess.

I saw my mothers eyes and I knew, even as Robert's son, I had a fighting chance. There was no hatred in those eyes, only concern and trepidation. She was confused. I must have been born from one of her and Robert's first couplings, before the hate set in. This makes my job a lot easier.

This is also the only birth that my father would be here for, as he would go on 'hunts' during the others.

My fathers eyes were a little unexpected, he was happy for a moment, but there was also anger there. Lots of anger.

"Purple eyes! Even after overthrowing the bastards, they still had the last laugh!" Robert boomed. The Maester was quick to intercede.

"Your grandmother was a Targaryen was she not? It seems your son has her eyes. The rest is all you, your grace." The Maester spoke.

Robert sighed, before picking me up, against the protests of Cersei.

"Fierce little one, ain't ya? Didn't even cry after I got mad. I'll name you.." Robert trailed off, seemed even this early in, he already had a drinking habit.

"Perhaps Ormund, after your grandfather? Or Lyonel, the head of the Baratheon's during your grandfathers time?" The Maester suggested.

Robert hesitated, and that's all it took for Cersei to jump in.

"Lyonel. He might be a Baratheon, but he's also a lion." Cersei said with finality. Eventually Robert agreed and handed me back to Cersei.

The year should be between 282-283 AC, which means I only have a few months before my brother will be conceived. Thankfully I have two advantages.

The first is that both my mother, and my siblings future father are here in the same room Jaime entered after hearing Robert shout. The second is that I have my skills.

'Current LP: 550'

'Create: Conception: Female: User's eggs will not accept sperm with the XY marker. - 50 LP - Buy?'

'Bestow skill on Cersei - 50 LP - Bestow?' Sounds good, I select yes on both.

'Create: Adversity to Incest (Gradual): User will gradually grow to dislike incest, and will not partake in it. - 100 LP - Buy?'

'Bestow skill on Jaime - Cost 250' Huh, who would've thought that bestowing an anti incest skill on someone who enjoys incest would be expensive. Guess we'll have to hold off on that for now. I cancel the second skill completely.

I've already ensured she won't have anymore sons. With that, the line of succession is mine. With only 450 LP, there isn't really anything I can do right now, especially since dipping below 300 is dangerous.

Normally this is where the main character would have a time skip, since being a baby isn't very fun, but this is real life for me so I- could I?

Excited, I tried using Create again.

'Create: Time Skip - Allows user to skim forward in time, skipping boring activities. - Cost 5000 - Buy?'

Well fuck. Maybe later? Let's see how cheap we can get this first though.

'Edit - Time Skip - At the cost of being unable to interfere, User can skip forward to a desired time. During skipped time, a checklist can be created and actions will be taken to complete those goals. Memories of skipped time will be erased. - Cost 1000 - Buy?'

Damn, even adding two drawbacks only brought it down that much. Let's try something a little different.

'Create - Personal Assistant - User can set goals for themselves, and the skill will recommend actions to further those goals. A total of 3 goals may be set at any time. - Cost 450 - Buy?' Still too much, even though this wouldn't even be time skip material? Whatever, atleast I'm pretty sure I can get this one cheaper.

'Edit - Personal Assistant - User can set goals for themselves, and the skill will recommend actions to further those goals. One goal may be set at any time. - Cost 100 - Buy?' That's better, I buy the edited version of the skill.

I activate the skill for the first time. A new screen comes up, with a blank space and the title "Goal?".

My mission for the next year? Act Cute!

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Acting cute is boring. All I get are notifications like 'coo!' And 'laugh!' All day. It's a tough life being a twenty two year old in a less than one year old body.

Update on the Cersei situation. We are in the clear. It was rocky for the first few weeks, she still wasn't sure how to feel about me. Operation Act Cute might actually have been too successful on that front. I'm not entirely certain she won't stop coddling me in later years at this rate. Baby Joffrey was never born, and neither was a female equivalent, surprisingly. I wonder if any of them will be born as usual? Maybe Myrcella.

My LP has mostly recovered, as a baby there's very little I can do that's enjoyable enough to give me LP, so I'm only nearing 450, still a full hundred under my starting point.

I, of course, take the extra LP and upgrade Personal Assistant. Back to 300, but now I can have two simultaneous goals.

Operation Act Cute must continue for a few more years, but now I can also enact Operation Gain LP, I'm not sure how the skill will handle such a goal, as all of its information comes from my senses, most of its recommendations will likely be things I would've thought of already, but I'm sure a second opinion couldn't hurt.

Whatever, now I'll just continue this until I'm four or five, then we can really start the fun stuff.

———AN———

Sorry this chapter took two days, I actually originally wrote the MC being born as Drogo, then Viserys, but both didn't feel right. So I decided to take that line in the first few episodes of the show where Cersei admits she had one of Roberts boys. A 'Black haired beauty' and had some fun with it by giving him Valyrian eyes. Hopefully you guys are okay with Lyonel, but let me know if you were hoping for another in the comments!