CactusFlower

This is my first written SCP, I'm still new, so feedback is very much appreciated!

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Elevator Pitch: A carpet that can consume anything and everything. Though it is very picky when it comes to certain objects it can eat.

Central Narrative: An SCP that is basically like a trigger trap. Once stepped on, it's like quick sand. The carpet it's self is a living creature.

Hook/Attention-Grabber: The extra SCP living within in it is an indestructible cockroach that can always find it's way back to the carpet. While not inherently useful, it can be used for other experiments involving SCPS with other dimensions.

Item #: SCP-XXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXX is to be kept in a 10 m X 10 m containment unit, with light furnishings surrounding it. The feeding schedule must be followed every month, and all vents and doors must be locked to prevent SCP-XXX-1 from breaching containment. Access to containment unit requires Level 2 or above clearance, and all personnel are to wear the provided footwear before entering.

Description: SCP-XXX is a 61 cm X 89 cm faux fur carpet and is light pink in color. It functions as a normal carpet as long as an entity is not present on top of it for more than three seconds. SCP-XXX is soft to the touch, and does not feel different than an average carpet of the same caliber. The entity, however, is a living organism with its own unique bodily functions.

SCP-XXX can consume any object, living or otherwise, as long as it is present on top of it for more than three seconds. Most non-living items are destroyed and spit back out by the entity through an opening in the center of its faux fur. All living organisms that are dragged into SCP-XXX are eaten by the entity, and after several weeks, the bones of the organism are expelled through the very entrance they entered through.

SCP-XXX is capable of housing beings documented as SCP-XXX-1. SCP-XXX-1 is an entity similar in both size and anatomy to that of the Periplaneta americana (American cockroach, or waterbug), however it is often pink in color. Lab results show that SCP-XXX-1 is virtually indestructible, and can morph its shape in order to fit into smaller spaces. While not inherently dangerous, SCP-XXX-1 is able to breach most common containment procedures in order to procure food for SCP-XXX.

SCP-XXX is a creature of average intelligence, and has no other bodily functions other than the stomach within it. This stomach has been reported to be twice as large as the carpet itself, and the inside has the same texture and color as the outside of the entity. The fur inside of the stomach secretes an acidic substance that destroys living tissue. Some reports have also indicated that instances of SCP-XXX-1 are present within the stomach, and often crawl throughout the fur.

Addendum: SCP-XXX has been an exceptionally picky entity since it arrived at the foundation. It is to be fed one D-Class personnel every month to ensure SCP-XXX-1 does not breach containment. If the anomaly is not fed on time, it will release several instances of SCP-XXX-1 into the facility in order to find and obtain food. Three weeks after feeding, the containment unit is to be cleaned by janitorial staff.

While SCP-XXX will eat most living and nonliving entities, there are items that it must not be fed unless it is for testing. Fine substances such as sand, sugar, flour, and especially glitter make the anomaly agitated. If any of these substances are dropped onto it, it will spit the powder back out at full force at whoever dropped it. Any item covered in fine substances, including living organisms, is expelled back out by SCP-XXX after making a choking-like noise. For this reason, the footwear provided is covered in glitter to prevent any personnel from falling into the anomaly.

SCP-XXX was found in |HUDSON|, New York in an abandoned antique shop on January 10th, 2|BLANK|. Locals reported several individuals going missing; field agents were sent to the scene to investigate. Once they arrived to the shop, the anomaly was seen in the center of the floor, surrounded by several human, feline, and rodent skeletons. It was recovered by MTF agents and brought to the facility for testing immediately. SCP-XXX is to be kept in site 52 for containment and testing.