Pete nodded to Rose as she spoke, picking up his drink and sipping it as the man explained his predicament. He seemed to be a drifter of sorts, it reminded Pete of himself back in his gambling days.
"Well, I can only hope you don't cause trouble, friend" He took a swig of his drink, turning to the new poncho wearing man entering. He was certain he had met this guy before. He thought back to the past few months. It took him a bit, but he finally got it, this was that bounty hunter who came into Salt Flats every now and then. He was a pretty reliable fella as Pete remembered, not one much for talking though. He gave him a small half wave as he sat down. 

It wasn't long until another lady entered the saloon. Pete squinted to see who it was and was rather surprised to see it was the sheriff of all people. He could hardly believe it, she never seemed like the drinking type, much less the one to wear a dress as...girly as that. He turned back to his drink, taking a gulp. He didn't exactly like getting drunk around the person basically in charge of his payroll, the last sheriff hardly ever drunk so Pete was free to get drunk as much as he liked but this was different, he could make a fool of himself and end up getting a smaller paycheck because of 'incompetence'. He looked to the bounty hunter, he had taken out a pack of cards and seemed to be playing solitaire or a game similar to it. Pete grinned, he may have been able to win some money off the hunter later on in the night.

Shortly after, the now drunk stranger ordered a round for everyone. Pete wasn't one to argue against free booze but he did feel a twinge of guilt about taking what was basically free money from a drunk bloke. Rose mentioned the fact that most of the people at the bar were, in fact, new to the town and that introductions were necessary. He decided to get the introductions started after finishing off his first bourbon and moving onto the second.
"Oh you know me, Rose, Pete the dashing deputy ladykiller with a penchant for sciencey type books" He joked, adding a rather posh accent to the last part of the sentence.