Chips won't be wearing the necklace for too long in the animation- he will be holding it and moving it around as part of the educational moments of the film. So I have compromised for the fact that the chain is functional and can move, while not really looking quite how I wanted it to look on him. It feels a bit clunky and doesn't sit well on him, but with my current experience in Maya, this will be the best option for his chain.