A hit like that probably should have brought a concussion along with it. Maybe even a cracked bone or several, but the damage to his body heals up almost as fast as it happens and so within moments he's making the attempt to get back up to his feet.

Unfortunately, that's moments too slow for the T-rex as it's right on him! ... And then he's up in the air, blinking in confusion before he realizes he's just been quite literally snatched from the jaws of death by this girl he just met.

Seems a little backwards but okay.

"I dunno!" He yelled in response to her question, looking back down at the dinosaur. "Maybe... if I run in a circle around it really fast I could dig out a hole in the ground or something?"

Yeah. Like that'd ever work.