You wouldn't believe me if I told you

World, meet Taross. Taross, world.

Taross is, was, claimed to be, a Ukrainian boxer with ties to the Russian mafia. He had recently been in jail and upon being released had gotten involved in a wildly charismatic church in Kiev. He would follow Tom and I around for hours telling semi-coherent stories that included the word 'brother' more than any three other words combined. I'll never know whether or not he was on drugs.