Yeah, make them think they are deaf and suddenly talk out loud! Yeah, they would probably think they are about to faint, :)! Just hope they would be okay, ;)!
People seem to be following the idea of younger games, so, following that concept as well... how about a big thing of Simon Says? You could start off with one person randomly calling out "Simon Says _____ !" and have no one respond, since they're not in the area yet, but as agents walk in, they'd start following what 'Simon' says.
Then, to add even more fun, a second Simon could randomly come in with a few agents of his own, and the two Simons could have a face-off. :3 But this part would just be something extra.
I like this idea, we actually had a similar idea with a child playing the part of Simon. We have yet to use it but its an awesome idea, especially for a mall or something like that.
This could act kind-of like a freeze. People milling about, walking around, minding their own business... Agent Simon (standing in a prominent place) shouts "Simon says 'hop!'" and all agents continue their business, only hopping while they do it. Simon changes the command, and they do as well.
If the agents mess up because "simon didn't say," they should curl up into the fetal position and remain still until the game has ended.
If random pedestrians shout commands, ignore them. They are not agent Simon.
What if, you use parks in NYC where there is a leader for each park in the city that has a cell phone which has simon on the other end giving commands to each leader who would pass it on to other agents. that way anyone can join if they want.
i like it, we could use it for june unless we already have a plan for june, or if it got used in may and i didn't get the memo. and we need to find a very public place too, unless there is a fair or something parks tend not to be populated enough for such a "show."
I was thinking of maybe an extended version of the "Mexican Standoff" idea.
Rather than have everyone simply stand arms length guns at the ready, we could turn it into a whole act. Have fewer people in the area (maybe 5 or 6) act as the primary gunsmen, then when they're standing-off, have the rest of the agents rush in SWAT (or whatever your special task-force law enforcement group may be) style from outside and surround the offenders, attempting to negotiate the Standoffers to surrender their guns, resulting in a massive Bang-fight with no survivors.
Edit: Maybe shouting "Surrender your weapon!" might be a little too alarming; perhaps it could just be a regular negotiation. "Surrender peacefully" and the like. I don't know just HOW scared pantless people are these days in Amurr'ca, but damn it, it's pretty scared.
Identical twin type theme, (clothing) but like marching on to Noah's Ark, march on to moving escalators at a mall, at each floor band out like a flock , Exp. ( ), moving forward as you walk to the next escalator while accumulating more people as you go to the next floor. If someone gets on in the flock that is not an agent, greet them like they are greatness by bowing down but only on the escalator. Continue this to the top and repeat on the way down. Thanks for reading. Sorry if the ideas seem lame, but this is fun and is a great outlet for me. Something may arise out of all the ideas.
I like the Noah's Ark idea. I'd go off of that, rather than the identical twin thing.
Agent Noah holds a staff and walks through town. Along various stops, he gathers the "animals" (agents wearing identical clothing), who then file behind him and follow him everywhere. When the Animals join Noah they also open their umbrellas that they brought with them (also matching their partner, if possible) like it's raining.
If talked to, the animals just say their predetermined "animal sound" (like a dog, llama, or ostrich). Noah may talk, but he just warns everyone that the world is going to flood, so they might want to buy an umbrella.