Speechless

I'm not a very good drawer at all! Please excuse the poor attempts below - i'm trying out the idea of quiet that has the potential to be loud... or forced quiet...

• "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?"
• • buttoned up
  • pin drop
  • gagged
  
• trying out characters without mouths at all:

Frustraighted with my poor drawing I have done a digital sketch to try and further my ideas:

I'm interested in the idea of a crowded space where nonone wants to talk to each other