heyas; okay, that qualifies for one of the strangest things i've ever seen. are you using easy pose on the strap/belt thing? does it have an ik chain? you're parenting the prop to the body part and not the body part to the prop, right? what happens if you apply the pose, then parent the prop to the last bit? are you telling the prop to 'inherit bends'? (that shouldn't do anything.) what happens if you parent the prop to the last segment, then bend the last segment? does it deform, or does it only deform when you apply your pose?