GRANDLINE: An OP/RENT parody

Disclaimer: One Piece is owned by Eiichiro Oda, Shueisha, Avex, etc.  RENT is owned by Finster and Lucy Music LTD and written by Johnny Larson (moment of silence for a genius).  The use of these characters, songs, and situations are not meant to imply that they are mine.  This is a parody and for entertainment only.

Author's Notes: I decided to mangle my favorite musical and my favorite manga when I was listening to the soundtrack and watching OP simultaneously.  The Tango: Maureen came on just as Nami was seducing another fool into doing her bidding.  I thought the song could easily be re-titled 'The Tango: Nami' and the idea snowballed from there.

There is no OP continuity.  Vivi is in Loguetown, Smoker references Alabasta…(looks under papers, around desk), yup, no continuity here.

The new dialogue and verses are not always dead on with the rhythm in the musical.  Some verses are cut out of a few songs too.

THE CAST
(in order of and only most of the time)
(racial characteristics based on original casting of RENT):

Mark Cohen; a glasses wearing freelance director and white male is now:
Sanji, best chef on the sea who wants to find All Blue

Roger Davis; ex-junkie, singer, and HIV positive white male is now:
Roronoa Zoro, ex sword junkie who wants to be the greatest swordsman in the world

Tom Collins; anarchist, computer programmer, homosexual and HIV positive black male is now
Monkey D. Luffy, the guy who's going to be the pirate king and Captain of the Straw Hat crew

Benjamin Coffin III; 'the mogul in his own mind', cheater, slumlord and black male is now
Captain Smoker the White Hunter, a Marine determined to bring the Straw Hat crew to justice

Joanne Jefferson; lawyer, activist, and black lesbian is now:
Vivi-anne, princess of Alabasta (get it?  Vivi-anne - Joanne.  Haha…okay, maybe not.)

Angel Dumont Schunard; drum playing cross-dresser and HIV positive black male is now:
Usopp, a liar of the first degree, sniper, and valiant warrior of the sea and Chopper, doctor and transforming reindeer

Mimi Marquez; 'dances' at the Cat Scratch Club, junkie, and HIV positive Hispanic female is now
Tashigi, sergeant major and dangerously clumsy sword junkie

Maureen Johnson; singer, actress, and white lesbian is now:
Nami, self proclaimed thief specializing in pirates and navigator of the Going Merry Go

Misc. Characters:
Joanne's Parents, wealthy liberal influential lawyers: Igaram and Cobra
Mark's Mom, Jewish: Crocodile
Alison, blueblood New York high class society princess: Hina

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