I would say it's not about wanting to know the tiny details, but they are more of the mini-est of things to drive the plot forward. You are out of something so you go get it, but the story isn't really about how you forgot the milk it's about how when you stop at the convenience store and grumble about the price that someone is going to take a pot shot at you or whatever, but basically LKH has even eliminated this because AB can't go anywhere without an entourage.