It is 2085. Humanity has made one grand attempt to colonize Mars, but the outcome was about as disastrous as possible. The Mars colonizing firm has rethought its strategy. It has chosen a new set of colonists they think will be made of "tougher stuff." Reed and Grace have been hired to go out to these remote places and inform the chosen Colonists it's their lucky day-they have an all-expenses-paid life on Mars.