That would not be surprising. Even good ships did not always awaken. Historical hulls had better chances than normal ones, but "better" did not mean certain, and support ships were usually even harder to bring out as shipgirls than frontline combat vessels, their nature making them less responsive to the kind of conditions that usually triggered an awakening.
Five minutes passed.
Then several more.
Aurelian let out a slow breath through his nose, as he already knew what the outcome was, and this sigh was the slight regret of not awakening another ship girl.
Without the Destiny System pointing directly at a target, normal awakenings really were this unreliable; the difference between guided and unguided results became clear in moments like this.
Just as he was starting to think it had failed, the captain's cabin door slid open.
