Me: I actually wrote this back in October, but that was only after reading a last episode summary.
It wasn't until today that I actually watched the final episode, and had a sudden urge to put this up.
Disclaimer: "Strawberry Panic!" is property of Sakurako Kimono, Dengeki G, Media Factory Inc., etc.
Strawberry Panic: Overture
The hand with the notebook she had been reciting from dropped. It seemed so long ago that she had written those words by the river… "My lovely rainbow…"
Now as she referred back to it, the prose made her melancholy. Her peers had praised her for the unrequited feelings expressed in her poem. She had known… she knew.
The length of material loosely grasped in her hand was held gently. After all, it was her who had retrieved it for her – a symbol of their bond.
"It seems the thread has been severed."
Startled, she turned at the voice. "Chikaru-san."
Smiling, the fifth-year Lulim student came around the tree the Miator fourth-year was leaning against. Facing the glittering water, she commented, "Things have sure been rough lately."
"… Yes."
Chikaru watched her, and then held the limp ends of the ribbon in her own hand. "Don't worry. I'm sure it'll become tied once again."
"Chikaru-san…" She glanced downwards, the red ribbon wrapped around her hand, the ends between Chikaru's fingers. She closed her eyes. "Yes… surely…"
Me: Interpret it as you like - and happy holidays.