Sorry this is long. TL;DR - nexus flipped at a show and had to babysit the girl I went with because she was on another planet, then day tripped after that to end the experience on a nostalgic, euphoric note.
I’m currently writing this on the very tail end of my second 2CB experience. I apologize if it’s scattered, but I wanna get this out while it’s still fresh.
Preface: I went to Tampa with this girl to watch Kill The Noise at the Ritz Ybor with the intention to nexus flip (my first time with 2CB and her first actual nexus flip) and to day trip on either the 2CB or some tabs of LSD we had the day after. What ensued was unprecedented.
So we get to the hotel, I make my solution of 2CB, 250mg/10mL. I emptied out a Juul pod and put .5mL or 12.5mg of 2CB in there, closed it and threw it in the bag I had with an 80mg MDA press and a 180mg MDMA press. At Panera Bread, we ate a light meal and got a Lyft to the show about 30 mins before doors opened. It was early enough to get a good spot in line, and I dropped the MDA and about 70mg MDMA, perhaps a bit more. We got in and made friends with the security guards, saw the main room opened up at 11:30, and started coming up HARD in the room with opening act. Crazy nystagmus, I was FEELING it, and each act was better than the last, getting heavier and heavier.
The vibe of the crowd was tuned to a specific wavelength, and we made so many friends. Tampa treated us incredibly beautifully. Stank face galore, everyone was really getting it during FuntCase (who KILLED it) and then eventually KTN. The visuals were insane, we had Vick’s inhalers and rohtos and diffraction glasses, sharing with everyone around. Then, we took the 2CB. Here is when things got interesting.
Backpedal a bit, she had her own 2CB that she put in a capsule, but she eyeballed it. I had planned on just giving her some from my solution so she could at least know her dose while she finds another scale. But for some reason, things kinda unfolded a bit all over the place and it never happened.
Back at the concert, we cheers it up and drop our shit in the sea of moving bodies, all rubbing up on each other, getting carried but grounded at the same time. Within 5 minutes, she was starting to trip BALLS. She had done 160mg of MDA, halved and spaced with an hour between each dose. I had a long come up but a seamless transition from rolling to tripping with the effects of the roll spilling into the trip. I have never gurned so hard in my life. It basically only complimented the MDA visuals but the experience was unbelievably peaceful.
At this point though, this girl is in her own world. This is when she started looping. It was getting too intense for her, and it was apparent to the people around me. This amazing couple got up next to me and offered assistance, as they saw I was trying to find a path to move her out of the venue. The girl looked after us as we carried her out, and with a little push from security guards we exited the venue.
She was still looping hard going through differing cycles of making rolling faces, saying stuff like, “OOoohhh I GET IT NOW,” “nonononon, “ “what the FUCKKKKKKK dude,” and, “No but like seriously!” She was also blowing raspberries intermediately. She also would stay in one spot, but suddenly say something and run around like Alice in Wonderland, arms reaching out, looking amazed. We stayed on the curb for about 3 hours or so, until she ever so slightly came down, enough where she was still looping but she was responding, saying sorry, and very basically communicating. I was so relieved that she was still in there. The people in the streets walked by and offered me water and wished me luck, as I was straddling and calming her and telling her everything was gonna be okay, just to let it happen and wait it out. One dude who was tripping even came down and talked with her for a bit, really connecting with her on that level, offered her safe and secure travels in finding herself again so she can come back to Earth. I was very appreciative of that, because as he left he said good night, and she said good night back to him, thus starting the ball rolling back down the other end. Until then, she hadn’t said anything else besides her loops.
I called another Lyft and got back to the hotel safe, and I had to care for her as she gradually came down. Things got pretty explicit and frankly weird at this point, but it was honestly all good. I get it, yknow. She was a bit of a handful for a bit, but we cuddled and chilled out for a couple hours till she was 90% back. That was this morning.
A knock on our door hurried us to check out after an hour nap. We scored some coffee, and hit up Cheesecake Factory to get some quick, small calories. The original plan was for us to take these tabs of LSD and day trip, but we had gotten out super late and our bus was at 4:40, so I decided to drop 17mg of 2CB right after the meal. We hitched a ride to a beautiful Riverfront Park, and chilled in this absolutely gorgeous spot, tolerating the homeless creeps who taunted us about how beautiful she is and how I’m a lucky dude, even though we’re not really together. She ended up taking 10mg 2CB from my solution and I did another 8-9mg about 2 hours after first dose.
This was my first real 2CB experience by itself. The come up was kinda choppy but also really smooth at the same time. It was a super mellow body high, super chill vibe and mood, very “roll-y,” I can definitely see why people compare it MDMA. As I took the other dose, and took some intermittent hits off her wax pen, the absolutely beautiful visuals became very apparent, yet I held a very sober, happy, and sociable headspace. I was entranced. It really started to show its nature at the bus stop. Incredibly visual, yet so easy going and no anxiety.
As we waited for our bus, which ended up being an hour late, we just bullshit and listened to music and smoked cigarettes and Juuled, cuddling a bit, really connecting with our true selves, and expressing our gratitude for each other; reminiscing about the night we had and telling stories. The bus ride and some hits of wax later was amazing, just more of the same stuff but the music was really taking a turn up the scale. The enhancement was on par with MDMA, which is a high bar for me. The CEVs really went to the music and I felt like I could feel the shapes of the sounds coming from my headphones. It was intense. Yet should I have needed to address something and focus, I could easily do it without much of an issue. The euphoria I felt in my body was mind bending, also on par with MDMA, but on a different frequency. Very unique as a whole.
I certainly really appreciate this substance and without a doubt it has already pushed its way into my favorites. Her mom was nice enough to pick us up from the station and drive me back home, for which I am very grateful. I’m now feeling the gentle tail end of effects, took a shower and ate some food. Feeling very fulfilled right now, even though our adventure took a turn last night, we guided it back on track. This was among the top experiences of my life, and I can’t wait it do it again, this time done the right way. I can’t thank you guys enough for your insights and thoughts on this amazing substance; it is truly a special thing. You helped me make my decisions carefully and safely, and it couldn’t have turned out better on my end, besides the babysitting, which honestly was a mistake on both our ends, and we learned our lesson.
I’ll probably be editing this later as I sober up a bit more. Thanks for the read, have yourselves a beautiful night.