If someone had some knowledge of chemistry/biology they’d expect it to be agonising pain

Nope, poppers is something tottaly different (amyl nitrite). It’s also not ass-friendly. AFAIK people inhale it directly from small bottles (cca. 10—20 ml).

Thanks for the answer. I looked kind of like you described in the first paragraph. Fortunately, the issue resolved itself, probably after system components were updated. Initially I didn’t notice that they are updated separately from the system itself