Editing Stainless (section)

==Background==

Sol, large and strong and born into a questionable life in a questionable neighborhood, took the simple way out-- he became a gangster.  His winning smile and silver tongue did an astonishingly good job of keeping him out of trouble with the law, but it was his mighty fists that gave him a further reputation, and he wasn't the worst shot out there, either.  Mostly, though, he didn't even need to resort to violence that often-- his size and intimidating looks were adequate.

Didn't help him when that other family tried dumping him in the wrong end of a steel mill, though.  What helped him there, he doesn't know-- he came out stronger and tougher than he'd ever been, and it was a miracle!  But why would a guy like him get a miracle?  Surely God had more worthy people to look after...

And then, a mere week later, he learned when Pearl Harbor was bombed.  It had been a sign, and he had a duty to do.  He'd become something great, now he needed to do great things with it.  He hasn't told his old gang about his exact views on this topic, but it doesn't matter-- they understand patriotism well enough, and he hasn't lost the support of his gang.  

Yet.

After the war, who knows?