diff --git a/scenario/state.py b/scenario/state.py
index 5b27a2bb..b013a1a6 100644
--- a/scenario/state.py
+++ b/scenario/state.py
@@ -1585,7 +1585,10 @@ def get_relations(self, endpoint: str) -> Tuple["RelationBase", ...]:
             if _normalise_name(r.endpoint) == normalized_endpoint
         )
 
-    def _remap(self, obj: _Remappable) -> Tuple[str, Optional[_Remappable]]:
+    def _remap(self, *obj: _Remappable) -> Iterable[Tuple[str, Optional[_Remappable]]]:
+        return map(self._remap_one, obj)
+
+    def _remap_one(self, obj: _Remappable) -> Tuple[str, Optional[_Remappable]]:
         """Return the attribute in which the object can be found and the object itself."""
 
         @singledispatch
@@ -1641,11 +1644,24 @@ def remap(self, obj: _Remappable) -> _Remappable:
         >>> from scenario import Relation, State, Context
         >>> rel1, rel2 = Relation("foo"), Relation("bar")
         >>> state_in = State(leader=True, relations=[rel1, rel2])
-        >>> state_out = Context(...).run("update-status", state=state_in)
+        >>> ctx = Context(...)
+        >>> state_out = ctx.run(ctx.on.update_status(), state=state_in)
         >>> rel1_out = state_out.remap(rel1)
         >>> assert rel1.endpoint == "foo"
         """
-        return self._remap(obj)[1]
+        return self._remap_one(obj)[1]
+
+    def remap_multiple(self, *obj: _Remappable) -> Tuple[_Remappable, ...]:
+        """Get the corresponding objects from this State.
+        >>> from scenario import Relation, State, Context
+        >>> rel1, rel2 = Relation("foo"), Relation("bar")
+        >>> state_in = State(leader=True, relations=[rel1, rel2])
+        >>> ctx = Context(...)
+        >>> state_out = ctx.run(ctx.on.update_status(), state=state_in)
+        >>> rel1_out, rel2_out = state_out.remap_multiple(rel1, rel2)
+        >>> assert rel1.endpoint == "foo"
+        """
+        return tuple(remapped[1] for remapped in self._remap(obj))
 
     def patch(self, obj_=None, /, **kwargs) -> "State":
         """Return a copy of this state with ``obj_`` modified by ``kwargs``.
@@ -1662,7 +1678,7 @@ def patch(self, obj_=None, /, **kwargs) -> "State":
         modified_obj = dataclasses.replace(obj, **kwargs)
         return self.insert(modified_obj)
 
-    def insert(self, obj: Any) -> "State":
+    def insert(self, *obj: _Remappable) -> "State":
         """Insert ``obj`` in the right place in this State.
         >>> from scenario import Relation, State
         >>> rel1, rel2 = Relation("foo"), Relation("bar")
@@ -1676,12 +1692,14 @@ def insert(self, obj: Any) -> "State":
         >>> s1___ = State(leader=True, relations=[rel2])
         """
         # if we can remap the object, we know we have to kick something out in order to insert it.
-        attr, replace = self._remap(obj)
-        current = getattr(self, attr)
-        new = [c for c in current if c != replace] + [obj]
-        return dataclasses.replace(self, **{attr: new})
-
-    def without(self, obj: Any) -> "State":
+        out = self
+        for attr, replace in self._remap(*obj):
+            current = getattr(out, attr)
+            new = [c for c in current if c != replace] + list(obj)
+            out = dataclasses.replace(out, **{attr: new})
+        return out
+
+    def without(self, *obj: _Remappable) -> "State":
         """Remove ``obj`` from this State.
         >>> from scenario import Relation, State
         >>> rel1, rel2 = Relation("foo"), Relation("bar")
@@ -1690,10 +1708,12 @@ def without(self, obj: Any) -> "State":
         ... # is equivalent to:
         >>> s1_ = State(leader=True, relations=[rel1])
         """
-        attr, replace = self._remap(obj)
-        current = getattr(self, attr)
-        new = [c for c in current if c != replace]
-        return dataclasses.replace(self, **{attr: new})
+        out = self
+        for attr, replace in self._remap(*obj):
+            current = getattr(out, attr)
+            new = [c for c in current if c != replace]
+            out = dataclasses.replace(out, **{attr: new})
+        return out
 
 
 def _is_valid_charmcraft_25_metadata(meta: Dict[str, Any]):
diff --git a/tests/test_remap.py b/tests/test_remap.py
index 5bbc56fe..9bf30e7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_remap.py
+++ b/tests/test_remap.py
@@ -12,19 +12,24 @@ def test_patch():
 def test_remap():
     relation = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"foo": "bar"})
     state = scenario.State(relations=[relation])
-
-    patched = state.patch(relation, local_app_data={"baz": "qux"})
-    assert list(patched.relations)[0].local_app_data == {"baz": "qux"}
+    relation_out = state.remap(relation)
+    # in this case we didn't change it
+    assert relation_out is relation
 
 
 def test_insert():
+    relation = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"foo": "bar"})
+    state = scenario.State().insert(relation)
+    assert state.relations == {relation}
+
+
+def test_insert_multiple():
     relation = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"foo": "bar"})
     relation2 = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"buz": "fuz"})
 
-    state = scenario.State().insert(relation).insert(relation2)
+    state = scenario.State().insert(relation, relation2)
 
-    assert relation in state.relations
-    assert relation2 in state.relations
+    assert state.relations == {relation2, relation}
 
 
 def test_without():
@@ -35,6 +40,14 @@ def test_without():
     assert list(state.relations) == [relation2]
 
 
+def test_without_multiple():
+    relation = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"foo": "bar"})
+    relation2 = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"buz": "fuz"})
+
+    state = scenario.State(relations=[relation, relation2]).without(relation, relation2)
+    assert list(state.relations) == []
+
+
 def test_insert_replace():
     relation1 = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"foo": "bar"}, id=1)
     relation2 = scenario.Relation("foo", local_app_data={"buz": "fuz"}, id=2)