Humanity rushed into the vastness of space in search of new planets, but greed and stupidity led to the almost complete destruction of the only one found and the Earth itself. Fortunately, it was able to stop the madness and find a compromise: now the Solar System is the Neutral Territory, and the restored Earth is its center. All independent state, corporate and public entities have a quota for citizens to live on the mother planet, and once every five years their representatives compete to increase it. The Matunga Oteao Marathon is the main sporting event of the new era.