Taking a hit of a DMT vape pen, that is, inhaling thermally vaporized N,N-Dimethyltryptamine. In its pure, unadulterated format, DMT has an unmistakable taste similar to the characteristic smell of bad breath or, to some degree, the smell of human
feces. It is a structural analogue of tryptamine which is, in turn, a metabolite of tryptophan, an amino
acid in many foods.
Whether in the mouth (as part of halitosis or "bad breath") or in the human
gut as part of the process of digestion, bacteria break down tryptophan into molecules called indoles, which are a pair of fused benzene and pyrrole rings that form the molecular core structure of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, tryptamine, and tryptophan. (the
double-
ring twofer is also the backbone of other important chemicals
like melatonin and serotonin, which
may explain why food can influence your mood or make you sleepy). Indoles, one of which is called "skatole" because it specifically exists in shit, are particularly foul-smelling chemicals that contribute to the smell of bad breath and
feces.
DMT is an entheogenic, psychedelic, and hallucinogenic
drug that is structurally and functionally analogous to other psychedelic tryptamines
like psilocybin (a.k.a. magic
mushrooms), bufotenin, and others, and shares structural similarity with melatonin and serotonin. Because of its rapid onset and rapid action (lasting usually only a few minutes), it is the preferred substance for brief trips into hyperspace.
Noah languidly emerged from the bedroom with a distant grin on his face. "Sorry," he murmured slowly as the hyperbolic rubberband
snapped him gently back into
normal space-time after a dimension-bending jaunt through nonlinear space. "we were just... you know. Kissing grandma."
"God, that shit is so nasty," Tyler said,
coming out after him.
