WOMB – A local fetus has reportedly offered the excuse “I’m sorry, I can’t, it’s midterm season” for the 89th time during its second trimester.

On Monday, the fetus—Andrea Hughes if it’s a girl, Andrew Hughes if it’s a boy—blew off an invitation from its twin to kick their mother’s bladder until she peed. The fetus apologetically blamed midterm season as it turned away from the twin in the amniotic fluid.

“I just have so much to do,” the fetus told its disgruntled twin. “I’m still working on creating urine, I’m not entirely positive what sex I am yet, I’m really behind on forming fingernails, and don’t even get me started on the fact that my scalp pattern is still a bit hazy. But when we’re farther along in the term, I’m sure I’ll have time.”

The twin became angry. “Is it just me,” the twin fumed, “or has that guy been saying that it’s midterm season to get out of stuff ever since the first trimester? Does midterm season last the entire pregnancy? I don’t like the (ultra)sound of that.”

Indeed, the twin had asked the fetus if it wanted to get a meal sometime during the first trimester, but the fetus had declined in order to focus on growing a nose. “It’s nothing personal—it’s just midterm season,” the fetus had responded.

At press time, the fetus was emailing its TF to get out of section on account of being the size of a lemon.