[Headpats from uncle! Those are some of the best of all, and she beams up at him from under somewhat messy hair and then takes a few steps back to let him Do His Thing.

And he does, as he tends to do, and Ruby is excited--and then the monster gets right back up.]

Oh.

[She nods at that, shrugging a little.]

Yeah that's kinda how things go here. It probably can't really be beaten. You know, like those scripted boss fights in video games?