Red Monster, Again

Some time ago I passed by the Red Monster in Sinchon.  It had been cordoned off and a man was working on it, cleaning and painting it.  Today I happened to pass by it again, and sure enough, it was all spiffed up and sleek, and on top of it, surprise! -- its mirrored face was now a monitor screen.  I stood in front of it, taking a selfie via the mirror, and another surprise! -- the Red Monster was checking me out with a giant eye even as I was checking it out.

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Red Monster

The Sinchon neighborhood is home turf to the Red Monster.  Normally it pretends to be a piece of street sculpture and watches the pedestrians passing by, eagerly waiting for one to come close enough to be gobbled up.

One rainy afternoon I saw it eyeing this Umbrella Girl, probably trying to decide whether or not it was hungry enough to engulf her from behind and swallow her up right then.

I was in a rush and couldn't wait around to find out what ultimately transpired.  But the incident kept bothering me... 

I went back the next day and looked directly up into the creature's maw (from a safe distance, of course), looking for any signs of Umbrella Girl's fate.  But unsurprisingly, there were none.

I still wonder what happened to Umbrella Girl.