[MracY]

DarkManticoreX2 searches the entire first floor for something interesting. At first, he can't find anything of interest, but upon further observation, he finds a miniature bomb hiding under a loose floorboard to his left. There is also a small lighter with only a little flame left.

Does this mean we will often have instances where it is beneficial to randomly search without any foreshadowing as to whether there is something there, or is this a case unique to the starting area? Or was the foreshadowing normally to be given later in the game?

It doesn't really matter, although it might be redundant to have people always 'move and search' when moving through a new area.