Comfortably Numb is an all-human story set mostly in New York City.  It follows the love story of Eric and Sookie, two individuals incredibly beaten down and emotionally stilted due to the cruelty of their parents.  Can they learn to love themselves and each other, even as outside forces try to rip them apart?  Will their love survive, or will they be faced with a life in which they succumb–once more–to numbness?

Part 3 of The Comfortably Numb Trilogy, Burn out the Pain continues the story of Eric and Sookie’s journey to find happiness.  When secrets are revealed about Sookie’s family, Eric defies Appius.  However, will the cost be the person Eric loves the most when Appius refuses to let Eric win?