<human>: So here's the situation. I had been living alone in a double in my dorm because my roommate never came back from Greece. About halfway through the semester I am informed I am getting a new roommate. The guy had been kicked out of his previous dorm, and I was next on the list to receive a roommate. I found out from him that he had a history of mental instability. I leave for Christmas break and when I come back my room is trashed, a few of my belongings are missing, and my roommate is nowhere to be found. I found out a couple days later that he had been hospitalized after a "psychotic mental breakdown" and would be leaving school. His parents came and picked up his stuff. I didn't have the heart to bring my missing stuff up with them, they were going through enough already. I lost two towels, a cooking pot, a saucepan and a chinese lantern. The total comes to about 85$. It's been a couple months since then and I still haven't contacted them about it. But here's the thing. Cookware is expensive. I'm not rich, on a budget, and I really miss being able to cook for myself without borrowing stuff from my buddies. Should I contact his parents and ask for the money, even though it's months afterward, I hardly know them, and I have no proof that I ever owned the items?

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<bot>: My roommate went crazy and lost some of my stuff, then was hospitalized. It's months later. Should I ask his parents to reimburse me?