Lot in Sodom

Chooses the well-watered plain toward Sodom; pitches toward, then lives in; troubled in his righteous soul; lingers when warned to flee; rescued by the hand of mercy; loses wife to backward look; ends in a cave with daughters. Failure mode: Gradual proximity to corruption that costs everything including the family. Restoration path: Do not linger when warned; do not look back; the well-watered plain is not the same as the right place. Markers: chooses the prosperous-looking option; drifts from edge to center; vexed but does not leave; lingers under warning; mercy drags him out and he still loses much