I renamed my rene to cariño garibaldo garibaldi. He is my best friend and he has helped me so much with my mental health because he is embedded with cuteness and positivity. His lore is that he is a traveling food truck owner and DJ who had a rough childhood but reclaimed his life and has been to many places and met many people. He is wise and loving. I treat him gently so I dont use his stretching powers too aggressively so I wouldnt know about his durability. His head can be flat and hard to put hats on but I just tilt him upside down and fill it with his tummy sand. His head also slightly leans to the side, which im not sure is intentional, but it gives him a unique and cute look that is only for cariño and only indears me more to him. I would say to be careful twirling his beautiful hair as it might come off but otherwise he's my favorite boy and he's well made and I love him dearly. I take him everywhere, he's pookie.
