History PlayingWith / ALadyOnEachArm

* '''Played for Horror''': Bob is a [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rapist]], and Alice and Carol are his drugged-up [[SexSlave sex slaves]].

** [[Polyamory all three]] have a working healthy relationship, and like to show affection for each other, even if society frowns on it.

** The girls are revealed to be {{Platonic Prostitut|ion}}es Bob hires to keep up his RichIdiotWithNoDayJob persona -- his secret True Love knows all about it and enjoys the anonymity it allows her.
** Alternatively: [[OT3 all three]] have a working healthy relationship, and like to show affection for each other, even if society frowns on it.

** …Bob [[BiTheWay doesn't mind]] having a man on each arm as opposed to women, and so continues to walk with them.

** Bob walks into a club with Alice on one arm, [[BiTheWay and Charlie on the other]].

* '''Exploited''': ???

** Bob walks into a club with a Alice on one arm, [[BiTheWay and Charlie on the other]].

** Or, Alice and Carol are the escorts, hired by Bob in a desperate attempt at proving he's a ladies' man.

** Alternatively, Bob's hands have been sewn to two women, one for each hand.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob walks into a club with a woman on one arm, [[BiTheWay and a man on the other.]]

** …Bob [[ByTheWay doesn't mind]] having a man on each arm as opposed to women, and so continues to walk with them.

** …Bob [[ByTheWay doesn't mind]] having a man on each arm as opposed to women, and so continues to walk with him.

* '''Straight''': Bob walks into a club with his left arm around Alice and his right arm round Carol.

** Or weirder still, it's a world where {{Polyamory}} [[DeliberateValuesDissonance is an accepted norm]]. Alice, Bob and Carol are a married triad out celebrating their anniversary.

** Bob walks in with his arms round two women… then one of them shrugs him off in disgust and the other elbows him in the gut. His waiting friend Emma is in fits of laughter at his CasanovaWannabe bumbling.

** Alice and Carol start [[LoverTugOfWar fighting over Bob]].
** Bob is actually in a steady relationship with Alice; Carol is a friend of hers [[{{RomanticWingman}} he's invited to meet his good friend Dave.]]

** …but then two similar looking bimbos show up behind him and ask why he wandered off. Alice {{facepalm}}s.

** Alice and Carol don't want to wait in line to get into a club, so they go to the head of the line where Bob is, offer to enter on his arms to make him look good, in exchange for them getting to the club now rather than waiting in line. All parties agree.

** Bob's arms are literally two women because he's a [[BodyHorror mutant]].

** Bob has ''his legs'' around 2 more women.

* '''Invoked''': Bob feels like everyone ignores him at parties, and decides this is the way to get noticed, so he persuades his platonic friends Alice and Carol to [[{{RomanticWingman}} make him look good]].

** Both have a crush on him however and are capable of getting around on their own -- this is a convenient excuse on their parts.

* '''Exploited''': Alice waits for one of them to come in to make sneaking out easier.

* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice walks into a club with her arms around Bob and Charles.

** Bob is actually in a steady relationship with Alice; Carol is a friend of hers [[{{Wingman}} he's invited to meet his good friend Dave.]]

* '''Invoked''': Bob feels like everyone ignores him at parties, and decides this is the way to get noticed, so he persuades his platonic friends Alice and Carol to [[{{Wingman}} make him look good]].