Obviously I have to tap the scout to play Thorough Search, but do I have to tap the other character who is playing the item too?Scout only. Tap a scout during the site phase to allow another character in his company to play a minor, major, or gold ring item normally found at its current site. The company must face any automatic-attack for its current site at least once during this site phase. This does not tap the site, and Thorough Search can be played at a site that is already tapped.
i.e. if I want to play an item at a site and then use Thorough Search to play a second item, does that require 2 untapped characters or 3 untapped characters after I'm done facing the automatic attacks?