Ralph's life has been drastically altered by this beating. He's going to have ongoing medical issues, it's going to have an impact on his brain, and he's definitely going to have PTSD. I wouldn't be surprised if he seems like a completely different person. I smashed my head into a windshield in a car accident once and despite no permanent damage I felt this sort of dream-like dislocation for a whole year after. I know he's probably just dazed, and it's too early to tell, but I just get a sense that all of his false confidence has been ripped away from him and he's completely lost. I can't wrap my head around suffering a nearly fatal beating in a foreign country with no access to finances, no friends except a pedo sociopath fiance, and an autistic simp who's probably on his way out the door. Nevermind the fact that tens of thousands of people are watching it unfold with amusement and (justifiably) smug satisfaction. Fucking wide-awake nightmare. I'd have a panic attack every 10 minutes and probably consider anheroing.
This is probably why Meigh and the few other people who still liked Ralph have gone silent or are openly mocking him. They know his entire persona has evaporated overnight. I think Meigh really bought into his shit, and she has to be undergoing a serious gut-check right now, no pun intended.
It's crazy how one night of retardation can permanently alter your entire life. Ralph definitely has been putting in work for this result for years, but it does happen randomly. Definitely take this as a reminder that fucking with the wrong one, poor impulse control, waddling around like a tard with no regard for you surroundings, can all render you a vegetable in less than 5 minutes.