Retired Hunter Oddities

[NetNomad]

From what I understood about this quest earlier, if you had been following the Sue/Bernie subplot, you'd get the option to do the extra ending (or maybe it was, finish Forest of Sorrow? I don't remember exactly). I've seen the secret message in Forest 2 once before - I don't remember with whom or in what difficulty level, though.

Today I RE-played the Retired Hunter quest for the first time, because I figured it'd be more efficient in my Red Mechgun hunt. At the end of the quest, Donoph said a little extra bit of dialouge that I didn't see before - not even the last time I got the extra ending. He mentioned Flowen, Zoke and someone who he was trying to teach a "double sword technique" to before he died. Then I played the extra ending as usual. Bernie said something different, too, when I came back to Pioneer 2.

My questions:
1. What criteria do you have to meet to get the extra ending? (I forgot exactly)
2. What determines whether or not Donoph says the extra stuff?
3. What did he mean by "double sword technique?" Coincidentally, I had equipped my Twin Brand to finish off the last Gran Sorcerer, so I can't help wondering if that's what he was talking about...

[seiryu]

I don't know about the Retired Hunter ending, but I DO know that the Sue/Bernie Subplot thing lets you get an alternate ending for the online quest Seat of the Heart.

[A.S.]

Doesn't he ask you a question at briefing?

[Poseidon]

Yes but that does not determin it.