here is my entry....its a crowd of little 'creatures' waving banners. they are represented by just the eyes in the silhouetted crowd- not menacing eyes but more friendly eyes. let me know if i can improve on this idea for you in any way.
here is one where it looks like the character is grabbing the words, or peering out from behind them. took the eyes out of the rest of the crowd so the focus is all on the main character.