The same way we'd be pulled from the same point in time. You know how this-- [ he moves his hand through the air ] feels like nothing? Because there's nothing there? But there's actually billions of atoms that make up the atmosphere. We just can't perceive them. Time isn't linear, that's just how we experience it. Some beings experience it as an open ocean that's not in a progressive line. I assume the Orbiters are like that.

[ Look, he's a smart cookie but he's not Spock or Scotty or even Chekov, here, bear with him and his shitty explanation. ]