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.
